by Alisa Nelson | Aug 6, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
By a slim 53% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary election, Missouri joins 37 other states and will expand Medicaid. Of Missouri’s 114 counties, 105 voted against adding another 230,000 low-income adults to government-funded healthcare. At a press conference Wednesday,...
by Alisa Nelson | Aug 5, 2020 | News, Politics / Govt
Missouri voters have spoken. They want to join 37 other states that have expanded Medicaid. About 53% voted during Tuesday’s primary election in favor of providing Medicaid to another 230,000 low-income adults. Roughly 47% of Missouri voters opposed the ballot...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 12, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The Republican-leaning Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry says today that it backs a Medicaid expansion effort on the August primary election ballot. In a statement from President Dan Mehan, he says the business group supports Amendment 2 as a “pro-jobs...