Health Care

An oft-cited claim by Medicaid opponents is that Missouri can’t afford to expand Medicaid. But the truth is, Missouri can’t afford NOT to expand and transform our MO HealthNet, Missouri’s Medicaid program. As shown in a newly released report by the Missouri Budget Project, Read More

Missouri has the opportunity to reduce its uninsured by one-fourth and provide health care coverage to about 267,000 Missourians while actually increasing state general revenue available to fund a variety of other services.  To learn more about the cost savings involved in Read More

Medicaid expansion would reduce the state’s uninsured by more than one-fourth, bringing an estimated $1.56 billion in new health care funding and providing coverage for more than 267,000 Missourians.  The expansion would have the most dramatic impact in rural Missouri, Read More

Today the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, though it did rule that states are not compelled to participate in its Medicaid expansion provisions.  Click here to learn more about the fiscal impact for Missouri.  Read More

The Missouri Senate Special Committee on Social Service Program Savings is currently assessing the concept of a block grant for the state’s Medicaid program. However, as a strategy to save money, it is a risky proposition. To learn more, click here. Read More

In his budget proposal for FY 2013, Governor Nixon proposed significant reductions in funding for Medicaid. To achieve these reductions, more than $190 million in "efficiencies" were recommended.  To learn more about the details of the proposal, click here. Read More

Census data show that Missourians’ median income has dropped, growing numbers of Missourians are poor, unemployment is high, and record numbers are uninsured. However, situations vary broadly across Missouri. Click here to see how these metrics compare across Read More

More than 850,000 Missourians are uninsured, according to census data released this week – more than twice as many as a decade ago.  To learn more about trends in Missouri health insurance coverage, click here. Read More

Premiums in the federal high risk pool intended to insure Missourians with pre-existing conditions were lowered by 23 percent on August 1. To read the details, click here. Read More

Maintenance of effort provisions, which stabilize funding for health care services, serve an important role in maintaining the provision of adequate health care and important economic activity that is critical to economic recovery. As states struggle to balance constinuing budget Read More