http://news.stlpublicradio.org en http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/mo-house-democrats-file-medicaid-expansion-bill <P>House Democrats are sponsoring legislation to expand Medicaid in Missouri, despite the fact that the state budget filed by Republicans leaves out the proposed expansion.</P> <P><A href="http://house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HB627&amp;year=2013&amp;code=R">House Bill 627</A> would expand Medicaid to an additional 300,000 Missourians, and House Democrats say&nbsp;not passing it would cost the state 5,000 jobs and could force some rural hospitals to close their doors.&nbsp; Kerry Noble is CEO of <A href="http://www.pemiscot.org/">Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems </A>in the Missouri Boot-heal. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:47:36 +0000 Marshall Griffin 9426 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Mo. House Democrats File Medicaid Expansion Bill