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Republicans in the Missouri House are looking to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November which would allow them to control Medicaid expansion funding.
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Research has found Medicaid expansion is linked to lower rates of people reoffending, and a key aspect appears to be mental health care.
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Five months after a judge ruled Missouri must begin enrolling people in its newly expanded Medicaid program, the state is off to a slow start, with only 20% of newly eligible people signed up.
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Missouri’s governor hopes the legislature will pass his proposed raises for state employees in time for them to go into effect in February.
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The Noel Republican also discussed other big-ticket items for the 2022 session, including congressional redistricting and passing legislation authorizing Gov. Mike Parson to spend Medicaid expansion funds.
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The Republican senator's decision set off an electoral domino effect that included opening up two GOP congressional seats.
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Voters in Missouri and Oklahoma approved Medicaid expansion to begin in 2021. But while Oklahoma has enrolled over 200,000 people so far, Missouri has enrolled fewer than 20,000. Why are two such similar states handling the public insurance rollout so differently?
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Months after a court ordered Missouri to expand Medicaid, the state has been slow to reach out to hundreds of thousands of eligible residents who could benefit from the public health care program.
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An estimated 275,000 Missouri adults can get dental insurance now as the state has expanded who is eligible for Medicaid. But with so few dentists participating in the program, the state’s already-backlogged clinics are facing a glut of new clients.
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An interview with Dana Farber oncologist Dr. Miranda Lam, about her research on Medicaid expansion and cancer mortality.