Medicaid expansion

A little over a quarter of the more than 17,000 applications the state has received have received approval since August.

U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure talked with St. Louis Public Radio about what Medicaid expansion means for Missouri.

The Joplin Republican talked about how a split among Republicans could affect redistricting and appropriating funds for Medicaid expansion.

The Department of Social Services will begin accepting applicants to the health care program on Friday.

While the state is accepting applications for Medicaid coverage under expanded eligibility, it says it can't start processing those applications before October 1.

State officials said eligible individuals would not be enrolled until Oct. 1 due to system updates.

Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem issued an injunction prohibiting the state from denying applications of people who qualify for Medicaid under expanded eligibility.

The Kansas City Democrat also discussed the impending rollout of Medicaid expansion in Missouri — and an upcoming special session on redistricting.

Parson points to an uptick in vaccinations since the delta variant began to spread in southwest Missouri. But the GOP chief executive says there will be a percentage of Missourians who will not get the vaccine against COVID-19.

The Springfield Republican also talked about how the legislature would move forward after a landmark Supreme Court decision on Medicaid expansion.