Missouri’s Conservatives: Resolved to be Irresolute
As first appearing in the Columbia Tribune: Winston Churchill chided the British government for inaction at a time of growing...
Medicaid Expansion Push Fails Again; Ditch The Spending And Enact Real Reform
This Wednesday, the Obamacare crowd introduced, and then withdrew, their final attempt at Medicaid expansion in Missouri. That means the...
Thoughts on Medicaid, Right to Try, and Paycheck Protection As Legislative Session Wraps Up
Expect things to get a little wild before the legislature finishes its work at 6 p.m. Friday. Here are some...
Show-Me Now! Medicaid Transformation?
In an effort to bring Obamacare to Missouri, legislators in Jefferson City have re-branded the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion...
Inexcusably, Medicaid Expansion Proposal Omits More Than $1 Billion In New State Costs
The leading “Medicaid Transformation” proposal in the Missouri House purports to deliver a Medicaid expansion that effectively makes the state money....
Expansion Is Wrong Move For Medicaid
As first appearing in the Columbia Tribune: In his 2006 book The Audacity of Hope, then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama was correct...
Bad Data, Bad Tech and No Expansion Lead to Fall in Missouri Medicaid Enrollment
After President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Hospital Price Transparency Bill A Bold And Necessary Reform
In the coming days, the Show-Me Institute will release a policy brief about what Missouri can do to improve access,...
Strong Arm Of Public Employee Unions Reaches For Home-Care Workers
Last year, I wrote extensively about “paycheck protection,” an issue that deals with public employee unions and how they collect...
Medicaid Expansion Proponents Should Be Faithful To Missouri’s Values
One of the bigger news items this week was the introduction of a Medicaid expansion proposal. Along with instituting some...
Reform, Not Spending, Should Top Agenda
As first appearing in the St. Louis Business Journal on January 24, 2014: A year ago at this time, Missouri...
Having It Both Ways
In his State of the State address, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon offered profuse thanks to the General Assembly for passing...
One Last State Of The State Post-Mortem
This week, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon delivered his sixth “State of the State” address to the Missouri Legislature, where he...
Show-Me Forum: Hot Issues for 2014: Missouri Legislature and Healthcare
What can you expect from the Missouri Legislature in the 2014 session? Columbia Tribune Columnist Bob Roper detailed the key...
No, Kansas City Star, The Legislature Should NOT Expand Medicaid
I guess all of the big battles are the ones that are fought over and over again. In “A good...
Oregon Study: Medicaid Expansion Increases Emergency Room Use
One of the big arguments for expanding the Medicaid program in Missouri has been the notion that by doing so,...
We Are Thankful For Data
Debate over public policy is rife with stories about individuals who will benefit or suffer from proposed legislation. It can be...
What Would A Free-Market Medicaid Reform Look Like?
With all the discussion about Medicaid reform, transformation, and (an unwise) expansion, it’s worthwhile to remind ourselves what “success” for...
The Re-Repackaging Of ‘Obamacaid’ In Missouri
One would think that at this point, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would be an unwelcome topic in the Missouri...
Uh Oh: Are The Exchanges Goosing State Medicaid Rolls?
With the failings of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as a backdrop, the Missouri House Interim Committee on Medicaid Transformation...
