Missouri is currently experiencing one of the largest and most concerning drops in Medicaid enrollment in the nation. While a small share of the decline in enrollment may be attributable to economic factors, the bulk of the decline in Missouri’s enrollment appears to be directly Read More

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) play an important role in Missouri’s health care coverage. Learn more about who qualifies for Medicaid coverage, how it is financed, and how Medicaid impacts Missourians’ health in the 2019 Chartbook. Read More

For Immediate Release: June 20, 2019   MBP Urges Trump Administration to Reject Change That Would Undercut Safety Net Press Statement by Amy Blouin, President & CEO of the Missouri Budget Project   The Missouri Budget Project and more than forty organizations from across Read More

PDF Version of Comments Submitted by MO Organizations re Proposed Change to Federal Poverty Level Calculation – June 2019 June 20, 2019   Nancy Potok, Chief Statistician Office of Management and Budget Statistical_Directives@omb.eop.gov Re: Directive No. 14   Read More

EITC Refundability Download the PDF Version A state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) could benefit as many as 488,000 working families with modest wages, providing hardworking Missouri families the ability to achieve a better future and a pathway to the middle class. By making the Read More

Download PDF Version The opioid epidemic has wreaked havoc on families around our country, and grandparents across our state are stepping in to raise  grandchildren, well after they thought their days of child-rearing were over. Missouri could help ease the financial burden of Read More

Download the PDF Missourians want good schools for their kids, safe roads and bridges, and affordable health care for their families. To support our state’s  public services, Missourians expect a fair tax policy where everyone pays their fair share. Eliminating Missouri’s “LLC Read More

House Bill 548 would make Missouri’s tax structure more unfair, shortchange education funding, and jeopardize the resources our communities need to prosper. Although certain provisions of the bill, would close an ongoing tax loophole, an analysis by the Missouri Budget Project Read More

Download/View the PDF Version Although certain provisions of House Committee Substitute for House Bill 548 (HB 548) would close an ongoing tax loophole, the remainder of the bill would make Missouri’s tax structure more unfair for most Missourians, shortchange education funding, Read More

View/Download the PDF Version By enacting the “Wayfair Fix,” legislators can level the playing field for Missouri businesses, help balance the state’s budget, and provide the much-needed resources our communities need to prosper. While Missouri’s local businesses contribute to Read More