Medicaid

Missouri Governor delivers Staste of the State speech

Mo. House Passes $25B Budget Without Medicaid Plan

The 2014 budget plan would provide a roughly 2 percent increase for public K-12 schools, colleges and universities. But school funding would still fall $620 million short.

2013/03/28

Missouri Senate Endorses Elimination of Tax Credit for Renters

The bill Sponsored by Sen. Tom Dempsey would eliminate the program altogether and use the savings to pay more to Medicaid providers.

2013/03/28

As Nixon Stumps For Medicaid Expansion, House Says ‘No’

“It is the time to make the smart business decision, the right human decision, and bring the tax dollars we send to Washington back here to work in Missouri”

2013/03/27

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon stops to say hello to Paraquad CEO Aimee Weheier after talking to health officials and community leaders about the benefits of his plan to bring the dollars Missourians send to Washington back to strengthen Medicaid in Missouri, as well as the costs of sending these dollars to other states, in Kirkwood, Missouri on March 26, 2013. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)

Study: Missouri Medical Claim Costs Could Rise Sharply

The study by the Society of Actuaries says Missouri’s projected cost increase would be the eighth highest among states.

2013/03/26

GOP Medicaid Alternative Supported in Missouri Hearing

Some supporters of a Medicaid expansion championed by President Barack Obama are also embracing a Republican alternative put forth in the Missouri House.

2013/03/25

Flanked by law enforcement officials and health professionals, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon details a new plan on the impact of strengthening Medicaid on mental health, in St. Louis on March 3, 2013. A new report by the Missouri Department of Mental Health found that strengthening Medicaid will strengthen public safety by improving access to treatment for individuals with mental illness. The report also found that turning down the federal dollars available to strengthen Medicaid will limit access to these services and weaken public safety, as hospitals respond to federal cuts by eliminating psychiatric inpatient beds. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Nixon Pushes Medicaid Expansion Says It’ll Benefit Mentally Ill

Locked in a battle with Republican lawmakers over how far to expand Medicaid in Missouri, Democratic Governor Nixon swung through St. Louis to push his plan.

2013/03/04

Obamacare supporters celebrate the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Health Act on June 28, 2012 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

ObamaCare 101: Separating Fact From Fiction

What does ObamaCare mean for you? The more you understand, the better you’ll fare.

2013/02/28

Missouri House GOP Lawmakers Defeat Medicaid Expansion

Two separate House committees simultaneously heard arguments for and then rejected proposals to adopt a central component of President Barack Obama’s health care law.

2013/02/25

State capitol was completed in 1916 with designs of architectural firm of Tracy & Swarthout from New York State. It made from marble from Carthage, Missouri and sixth state capitol building to have served Missouri. Getty Images, photo by Jordan McAlister

Mo. House Panel To Consider Medicaid Expansion

The Democrats’ bill is not expected to pass. But Republican Rep. Jay Barnes plans to introduce his own Medicaid proposal.

2013/02/25

Missouri Senators Cite Credit Concerns About Medicaid

Gov. Jay Nixon’s plan to expand Medicaid health care coverage in Missouri has encountered a new wrinkle of opposition from some lawmakers.

2013/02/11

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