Missouri Medicaid Division Confirms Expansion Will Break Budget
Medicaid expansion was never going to be “free” for Missouri, and now we have even more evidence that expansion would be...
Harsh Trade-offs with Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid is breaking Missouri’s budget, and expanding the program would only make things worse. Every additional dollar Missouri spends on...
What to Do About Medicaid?
The hole Medicaid has blown in Missouri’s budget is about to get bigger. Medicaid’s costs are expected to grow by...
Rough Road Ahead for Missouri’s Budget
Recently, Governor Mike Parson signed the largest supplemental funding bill in the state’s history. In response to COVID-19, lawmakers approved...
COVID-19 Highlights Need for Telehealth
As confirmed cases of coronavirus across Missouri continue to climb, there are concerns that the coming influx of patients may...
What’s Really Happening with Medicaid Enrollment?
It’s been nearly a year since I first wrote about Missouri’s falling Medicaid enrollment, and questions remain. There are now...
Growing Medicaid May Cost Missouri
Supporters of expanding Medicaid in Missouri argue that expansion will save the state money. There’s a huge problem with that...
Patrick Ishmael on KCMO
This morning, Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Ishmael joined Pete Mundo on KCMO-AM in Kansas City to discuss the potential impact of...
Uh Oh: Are Medicaid Expansion Savings Built on False Promises?
Supporters of expanding Medicaid in Missouri argue that expansion will save the state money. Washington University and the Missouri Budget...
The Myth of “Free” Medicaid Expansion
How do you pull the wool over taxpayers’ eyes in making a financial obligation totaling more than $2 billion disappear...
New Path to Medicaid Block Grants
Today, the federal government released long-awaited guidance for states interested in block granting federal Medicaid funding. This marks a significant...
Medicaid’s Value Problem
Missouri’s Medicaid program is getting a poor return on each taxpayer dollar, and that is a serious problem. A report...
Legislators Shouldn’t Neglect Health Care Reform Opportunities in 2020
My colleague Elias Tsapelas has produced a lot of excellent research on Medicaid over the last few months. And this...
It’s Time to Address Medicaid’s Costs
The share of Missouri’s budget consumed by Medicaid just keeps growing. According to the state’s Medicaid agency (page 10), the...
“Medicare for All” Remains a Terrible, Terrible Idea
Last December I had the opportunity to have a radio debate with two supporters of Medicare for All, which (in...
Tennessee Proposal Leading Medicaid Reform
Policymakers searching for ways to improve Missouri’s Medicaid program should look no further than Tennessee. A new proposal from the...
Why is Missouri’s Medicaid Enrollment Falling?
Since the beginning of 2018, roughly 120,000 people have left Missouri’s Medicaid rolls. It now looks like many of them...
Medicaid’s Long-Term Problem
The United States’ population is getting older, and that’s a troubling sign for Missouri’s Medicaid program. Next year’s Medicaid budget...
Another Year without Reform
Missourians hoping for a reprieve from rising health care costs will have to wait at least another year. Once again,...
Restarting Missouri’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Is Still a Bad Idea
Ever hear the phrase “throwing good money after bad?” That’s what Missouri lawmakers are considering doing with the proposal to...
