“As most of you know, the FRA is how we fund over $1 billion of our state Medicaid program, and it is vitally important to our state budget.”
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"In already tough economic times, where general revenue is down, Medicaid expansion will only steal away more resources from an already tight budget."
"This is just the beginning of reforming our broken Medicaid program."
"Missouri is due for reforms to its Medicaid system. There are ways to reduce costs while improving the health of our poorest residents."
"Regardless of your stance on the Medicaid expansion, it is clear that there needs to be reforms to the current system."
"For far too many elected officials, health and health care have become political footballs rather than matters of life and death."
"Now is the time to put all good health care reform ideas on the table."
If the initiative is approved, and the Hyde Amendment falls after that, the initiative may double the number of surgical abortions that Medicaid would pay for in Missouri.
"It’s time to protect frontline health care jobs, help keep endangered rural hospitals open, and ensure that all Missourians have access to emergency care."