Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” requires states to implement a work requirement for most adults on Medicaid.

Missouri Faith Voices protested outside Senator Josh Hawley’s offices in major cities to demand that he reinstate potential ...

Many people living with disabilities rely on Medicaid for home-based care. But that service could be one of the first cuts.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 15, 2025, issued the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment (OPPS) and Ambulatory ...

Roughly 70% of Missouri’s Medicaid funding comes from the federal government. Eliminating the federal match could cost the state up to $7.3 billion.

Missouri’s delays in processing Medicaid applications — among the worst in the nation — have the attention of federal regulators, who will conduct a “focused review” of the problem ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is cracking down on state Medicaid programs that aren't complying with application processing requirements.

Republicans in Missouri have tried for years to block Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood, even after the organization stopped performing abortions in the state. Since the 2022 reversal of Roe v.

Data from Missouri’s Department of Social Services shows it took the state 57 days on average to process a Medicaid application in February compared to a 14-day average in February 2023.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s backlog of Medicaid applications dropped in February, but the average time it took to determine eligibility for them continued to exceed the federal limit. The ...