Medicaid

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Judge Strikes Down Medicaid Expansion

Last week, Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem struck down Medicaid expansion, ruling that the initiative approved by voters last August violated Missouri’s constitution. Beetem’s decision was in response to […]

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Is Medicaid Expansion Going to Court?

Missouri will not be implementing Medicaid expansion on July 1st, and the question of when it eventually happens, or if it happens at all, appears destined for the courts. In […]

Medicaid Expansion Brings Missouri to a Constitutional Crossroads

Missouri’s House Budget Committee took a historic step this week by voting down the bill that would fund Medicaid expansion. Writers across the state were quick to lambaste the legislature […]

Governor Highlights Medicaid Expansion’s Extraordinary Cost

Missouri’s next budget will include Medicaid expansion, and the price tag is going to be enormous. Recently, the governor warned during his State of the State address that expanding the […]

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Medicaid Enrollment Continues to Climb

Over the past six months, Missouri’s Medicaid rolls have grown by 15 percent. There are now more than 975,000 Missourians on the program, which is the highest enrollment has been […]

SMI Podcast: Chris Pope – A New Plan for Medicaid

Listen Here Read Chris’s full report: A Plan to Make Medicaid Fair, Focused, and Accountable Chris Pope is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Previously, he was director of […]

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