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Missouri lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday with a long list of policy priorities and just eight weeks to get them done. Budget, Medicaid funding could dominate final weeks of Missouri ...
Medicaid funds will remain dedicated to senior citizens, disabled persons and those in financial need pursuant to Missouri law,” Plocher said. “We in the Missouri legislature stand for the ...
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 ...
2020 Missouri Amendment 2, also known as the Medicaid Expansion Initiative, was a ballot measure to amend the Constitution of Missouri to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The initiative was on the August 4, 2020, primary ballot and passed with 53.27% of the vote. [ 1 ]
This year, Missouri must provide 34.69% of the cost of most Medicaid services. An exception is the group covered by a 2020 ballot initiative that used a provision of the Affordable Care Act to ...
FACT, which is housed within the Missouri Department of Social Services, is designed to lead a collaborative effort to improve the conditions of Missouri's families and communities. It is also to encourage a collaborative effort among both private and public community entities to build local support systems.
In 2017, Georgia, Ohio, Missouri, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi have among the highest rates of infant mortality in the United States. [12] In 2017, Missouri had an infant mortality rate of 6.2 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. [12] Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act was rejected by Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Missouri.
Not renewing the FRA would lead to an estimated loss of $4.3 billion in state and federal Medicaid funds in fiscal year 2026, according to an analysis by the Missouri Budget Project, a nonprofit ...