JACKSON (AP) — House Speaker Billy McCoy says he wants to sit down with the governor and lieutenant governor to try to work out differences on the Medicaid budget.

McCoy said Thursday that he wants a meeting to take place before lawmakers return to the Capitol June 26 to continue their special session.

Medicaid is a health care program for the needy. It faces a $90 million budget shortfall for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

Gov. Haley Barbour has urged the Legislature to approve his proposal for a restructured tax on hospitals. The Senate has approved that plan, but the House has not.