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Enrollment in the Medicaid expansion began in October 2021, with Missouri becoming the 38th state to opt-in. [14] Implementation was slow, with only 7% of newly eligible Missourians enrolling in the expansion's first month, compared to about 50% in Idaho and Montana. The state's outreach efforts regarding the expansion had been much slower than ...
The state will still have to provide an additional 230,000 Missourians with Medicaid coverage, but it may have it do it without any additional funding. Missouri voters passed Medicaid expansion ...
The Missouri House gave final approval to a bill renewing key taxes necessary for funding the state’s Medicaid program. This bill ensures that a $4.5 billion hole isn’t blown in the state ...
The state continues to grapple with a child care crisis, with about 200,000 children living in parts of Missouri considered “child care deserts” because there are one or fewer child care slots ...
The Missouri Family Support Division (FSD) is a state agency that provides child support services to: Custodial parents - parents who live with the children. Noncustodial parents - parents who do not live with the children. Custodians - relatives or non-relatives if the non-relative has legal custody or guardianship. Adult children - persons ...
The Department of Health and Senior Services is responsible for managing and promoting all public health programs to improve life and wellness for Missourians. [1] They are responsible for maintaining programs to control and prevent disease; regulation and licensure of health and child care facilities; and programs designed to create safeguards and health resources for seniors and the state's ...
Last year, Missouri was one of 16 states the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services flagged, writing that long wait times and high abandonment rates for calls “are impeding equitable ...
Proponents of Medicaid expansion in the state emphasized the benefits to healthcare access and rural hospitals, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 epidemic, while critics argued that expanding Medicaid would be fiscally irresponsible, lead to tax increases, and discourage able-bodied adults from seeking work.