by admin | Jul 26, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s state treasurer and the House Budget Committee chairman will travel across the state on Monday, urging Missourians to vote against Medicaid expansion on the August ballot. Medicaid, which is formally known as MO HealthNet, is a federal and state...
by Mike Lear | Jun 26, 2014 | News
Missouri’s junior senator says he’s still waiting for answers, even after getting a reply to his inquiry about the workload at centers processing federal healthcare plan applications. Whistleblowers say there are too many employees and not enough work at...
by Mike Lear | Jun 20, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
The Republican Speaker of the Missouri House says recent problems with the Veterans Health Administration support the stance his caucus has taken against Medicaid expansion. Tim Jones (R-Eureka) has been opposed to using federal dollars to expand eligibility for that...
by Mike Lear | Sep 23, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Hospital Association says if the federal healthcare reform law is defunded, it will have a drastic impact on hospitals in the state and nationwide. The House has passed a resolution that would fund the government through December but would pull funding...
by Mike Lear | Nov 30, 2012 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The Republican Speaker of the state House says future Missouri taxpayers will not be able to afford the expansion of Medicaid. Governor Nixon says he will include Medicaid expansion in his proposed budget for fiscal year 2014. It would extend Medicaid coverage to...