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

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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Federal Cuts to Medicaid & SNAP Would Force Missouri Legislators to Make Significant Cuts to Services

Congress is currently considering a federal budget plan that would significantly cut funding for health care, food assistance, and other vital programs. If enacted, these cuts would represent an unprecedented cost shift to states, at a time when Missouri’s budget outlook is
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Federal Budget Plans Would Cost Missouri, Force Massive Cuts to Health Care, Food Security, Local Services

For Immediate Release: April 10, 2025Contact: Traci Gleason Federal Budget Plans Would Cost Missouri, Force Massive Cuts to Health Care, Food Security, Local ServicesWith national economy skidding, Congressional proposals would pass the buck to Missouri lawmakers to make dire
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MO HealthNet Quick Facts: The Impact of Medicaid in Missouri

Medicaid (MO HealthNet) is a popular health insurance program that allows Missouri children, adults, pregnant women, seniors and people with disabilities to get the health care they need, so their families and communities can be productive and healthy. It offers comprehensive
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Medicaid 101: An Overview of MO HealthNet & the Children’s Health Insurance Program

An Overview of MO HealthNet & the Children’s Health Insurance Program Background Medicaid is a health insurance program that provides medical coverage for children and adults with low-incomes, pregnant women, seniors, and people with disabilities so they can get and stay
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Major Medicaid & CHIP Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, an omnibus federal appropriations bill that became law in December 2022, contains many critical provisions related to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). A summary of these provisions is below. Initiates
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