After years of debate, Missouri voted to become the 38th state to expand its Medicaid program.
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On Tuesday, Missourians will decide on whether to expand Medicaid coverage after years of debate. Here’s a look at what Amendment 2 would do.
State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick and House Budget Chairman Cody Smith held an event in the Capitol urging Missourians to vote no on Medicaid expansion.
Dr. Heidi Miller and Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman appeared on “This Week in Missouri Politics” to discuss Medicaid expansion in Missouri.
The Missouri Chamber has backed the Medicaid expansion effort as a “pro-jobs measure that will help fuel economic growth throughout our state.”
Medicaid expansion ballot measure allowed to continue after appeals court ruling.
A pair of lawsuits levied against the Medicaid expansion initiative, set to appear on the August ballot, failed in court Tuesday. And at least one organization plans to appeal the decision.
Missourians for Healthcare, the group supporting the Medicaid expansion initiative, is the subject of a new complaint with the Missouri Ethics Commission.
A number of lawsuits over the Medicaid expansion initiative have been leveled just days after the governor placed it on August’s ballot.
Gov. Mike Parson announced his decision to move the Medicaid expansion ballot measure to the August election Tuesday during his daily briefing.