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Medicaid is already underfunded - many nursing homes are barely breaking even. After speaking with Sen. Josh Hawley's team, I ...
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is being worked on in the Senate this weekend. New restrictions on Medicaid include imposing work requirements for some able-bodied adults ...
The federal government picks up $12.5 billion, or 78%, of the bill for Missouri. It covers $3.4 billion, or 65%, of Medicaid spending in Kansas.
Medicaid Eligibility Income Chart 2025: Breakdown by state in the US. ... State of Missouri: Institutional Medicaid/Nursing Homes: All available income less $50/month goes toward care.
Missouri judge says Medicaid expansion ... program to an estimated 275,000 more low-income ... Services and the General Assembly to chart a path forward to enroll the expanded ...
Missouri officials warned of a potential detriment from Medicaid cuts if the GOP's "big beautiful bill" was passed into law.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge on Tuesday ruled that Republican Gov. Mike Parson no longer can deny Medicaid health care to thousands more newly eligible adults. Cole County Judge Jon ...
Advocates for health coverage are worried eligible patients will incorrectly lose their insurance as states begin to redetermine Medicaid eligibility. Medicaid recipients in Missouri are now at risk ...
Cole County Judge Jon Beetem in his order said Parson’s administration must give Medicaid coverage to newly eligible adults, despite the governor’s resistance to doing so.
Over the first four months, 79% of those who lost coverage in Missouri lost it for procedural reasons, which is slightly higher than the national average of 71%, according to KFF.. September, the most ...
In June, the state had 1.5 million Medicaid enrollees on its books, up from around 900,000 in March 2020 — in part because Missouri implemented voter-approved Medicaid expansion for low-income ...
The Republican-led Missouri Legislature voted Wednesday to renew a Medicaid program worth over $4 billion that had found itself in limbo for months.