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8:02 pm
Wed April 3, 2013

Mo. House Committee Passes GOP Medicaid Reform Bill, Defeats Another Expansion Attempt

Credit Marshall Griffin/St. Louis Public Radio
Mo. House Committee on Govt. Oversight and Accountability discusses HB 700 before voting 7-2 to pass it.
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A Missouri House committee has passed the Republicans’ alternative to the Medicaid expansion being sought by Democratic Governor Jay Nixon.

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1:45 pm
Wed April 3, 2013

Nixon Meets With Mo. House Republicans To Talk Medicaid, Says More Work Needed

Credit Marshall Griffin/St. Louis Public Radio
Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon (D) and staff members head to a meeting with House Republicans at the State Capitol on Apr. 3rd, 2013, where he discussed his plans for Medicaid expansion.
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Governor Jay Nixon (D) says it’s possible that he could support the House Republicans’ alternate Medicaid proposal, if some crucial changes are made.

He met with the GOP caucus today to discuss his Medicaid expansion proposal and their plans to reform the system.  Nixon told reporters afterwards that any proposal still needs to expand Medicaid to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $32,500 for a family of four.

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