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A little over a quarter of the more than 17,000 applications the state has received have received approval since August.
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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.
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The Joplin Republican talked about how a split among Republicans could affect redistricting and appropriating funds for Medicaid expansion.
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The Department of Social Services will begin accepting applicants to the health care program on Friday.
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While the state is accepting applications for Medicaid coverage under expanded eligibility, it says it can't start processing those applications before October 1.
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State officials said eligible individuals would not be enrolled until Oct. 1 due to system updates.
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Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem issued an injunction prohibiting the state from denying applications of people who qualify for Medicaid under expanded eligibility.
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The Kansas City Democrat also discussed the impending rollout of Medicaid expansion in Missouri — and an upcoming special session on redistricting.
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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.
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The Springfield Republican also talked about how the legislature would move forward after a landmark Supreme Court decision on Medicaid expansion.