medicaid

A new pair of academic studies offers evidence that Medicaid saves lives. So, what's at stake if the major Medicaid reforms and deep cuts that were approved by House Republicans make it through Congress?

Congressional Republicans are looking to cut at least $880 billion from a pool of federal funding that includes Medicaid — and the program is likely to take a major hit. A previous budget crunch in Missouri offers a window into how cuts ripple through people's lives.

As House Republicans continue to wrangle over the “one big beautiful bill,” a new analysis released late Tuesday projects the massive reconciliation package would decrease resources for low-income families over the next decade while increasing resources for top earners.

Congress is looking to cut at least $880 billion from a pool of federal funding that includes Medicaid — and the program is likely to take a major hit. A previous budget crunch in Missouri offers a window into how cuts ripple through people’s lives.

Missouri ranks 43rd in the country on the Commonwealth Fund Women’s Health and Reproductive Care Outcomes ranking. One bill aims to aid in raising the state’s score.

A U.S. House of Representatives budget resolution that’s currently being considered proposes more than a trillion dollars in funding cuts for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - formerly known as food stamps. But a study released this week by the Commonwealth Fund shows that if passed, these cuts could trigger major job losses in Missouri and nationwide.

As more Missourians have taken on gig work to make ends meet, it’s become harder for the state to determine people’s eligibility for programs such as SNAP, TANF and Medicaid.

Both sides had sued, arguing each had cost the other millions of dollars and were in breach of contract.

Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe announced Wednesday that he is appointing Jessica Bax as the next director of the Missouri Department of Social Services.

The rule, which will last for six months, was a result of ‘an immediate danger to the public health, safety or welfare of pregnant women in Missouri,’ according to the Department of Social Services