medicaid expansion

Policy experts say one way to help close the racial gap in maternal health outcomes is to ensure people on Medicaid don’t lose coverage two months after pregnancy.

Research has found Medicaid expansion is linked to lower rates of people reoffending, and a key aspect appears to be mental health care.

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

In a hearing in Cole County Circuit Court, parties presented arguments over how to proceed with an order to expand Medicaid eligibility in Missouri.

Lowell Pearson has made much of his career in law working in Republican politics, including serving as solicitor general for former Missouri Governor Matt Blunt. Now he's joining the effort to force the state to carry out Medicaid expansion, which voters approved last August.

Around 100 people rallied outside the Missouri State Capitol on Tuesday in response to Senate Republicans attempting to block funding for Medicaid expansion. The expansion was approved by Missouri voters last year. People shared stories about how a lack of access to affordable health care and fear of going into medical debt has cost Missourians their jobs, their health, and even their lives.

Missouri Republicans are trying to avoid funding an expansion that would give 275,000 people health insurance. Democrats argue they are pushing ideology over the will of the people.

After a night of what seemed like neck-in-neck results, Missourians have voted “Yes” on Amendment 2.The final results were about 53 percent “yes” to 47…

Days after it was announced that Medicaid expansion could be on November’s statewide ballot, Missouri lawmakers discussed additional requirements that…

On a chilly afternoon, Terry Cox had come to Mountain View, Missouri, to see a dentist and was waiting on a bench outside a converted rectory.“Came to get…