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NOTE: Federal legislation enacted in July 2025 will cause major changes to Medicaid. These changes will be implemented over time, and this primer has not been updated to reflect the cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill. For more information on the impact of the OBBB on health...

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What’s at Risk: Medicaid & SNAP in Missouri

01 Oct 2025

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References Include: Analysis of coverage losses from Missouri Foundation for Health, 2025 Joseph Llobrera, Dottie Rosenbaum, and Catlin Nchako, “Senate Agriculture Committee’s Revised Work Requirement Would Risk Taking Away Food Assistance From More Than 5 Million People:

Final Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Take Health Coverage, Food Assistance Away From Missourians

22 Jul 2025

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Medicaid (called MO HealthNet in Missouri) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) help keep Missourians and their families healthy and fed, so they can work, succeed in school, and contribute to their communities. But recently passed provisions included in the

Governor Signs $500 Million Tax Giveaway as State Faces Growing Budget Challenges

11 Jul 2025

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For Immediate Release: July 10, 2025Contact: Amy Blouin, Governor Signs $500 Million Tax Giveaway as State Faces Growing Budget Challenges Statement from Missouri Budget Project CEO Amy Blouin Governor Kehoe is expected to sign House Bill 594 this afternoon, a tax bill that

Congress Passes Budget Reconciliation

03 Jul 2025

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For Immediate Release: July 3, 2025Contact: Amy Blouin, Congress Passes Budget Reconciliation Community leaders respond to passage of the budget reconciliation bill, which puts health coverage and food assistance for hundreds of thousands of Missourians on the chopping block

Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Eliminate Health Coverage, Increase Costs for Missourians

01 Jun 2025

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Medicaid helps keep Missourians and their families healthy, so they can work, succeed in school, and contribute to their communities. But Congress is considering the biggest cuts to Medicaid in history, resulting in unprecedented reductions in health services for Missourians. The

Impact of House Reconciliation Bill on Medicaid Expansion in Missouri

23 May 2025

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This analysis of the impact of the House reconciliation bill on Medicaid Expansion in Missouri was prepared by Joel Ferber, Director of Advocacy, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.

House Budget Reconciliation Would Cut Health Care, Food Assistance for Missourians

21 May 2025

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The U.S. House of Representatives is barreling forward to meet its self-imposed deadline of voting this week on legislation that would enact the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in the history of the programs. The cuts would strip health coverage and food assistance away from

Pain of Missouri’s 2005 Missouri Medicaid Cuts Holds Lessons for Today

06 May 2025

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State Medicaid cuts made in 2005 – which are only a fraction of the size of the cuts being discussed today – caused nearly 150,000 Missourians to lose Medicaid coverage, increased the number of uninsured Missourians, and led to increased costs for providers and patients. The

Medicaid Work Requirements Put More than 111,000 Missourians at Risk of Losing Health Coverage

23 Apr 2025

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Work requirements impose administrative barriers and red tape that cause people to lose their coverage – including those who are supposed to be exempt from the requirements in the first place.

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Final Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Take Health Coverage, Food Assistance Away From Missourians

Governor Signs $500 Million Tax Giveaway as State Faces Growing Budget Challenges

Congress Passes Budget Reconciliation

Federal Medicaid Cuts Would Eliminate Health Coverage, Increase Costs for Missourians

Impact of House Reconciliation Bill on Medicaid Expansion in Missouri

House Budget Reconciliation Would Cut Health Care, Food Assistance for Missourians

Pain of Missouri’s 2005 Missouri Medicaid Cuts Holds Lessons for Today

Medicaid Work Requirements Put More than 111,000 Missourians at Risk of Losing Health Coverage

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