The Missouri Legislature has done it again. Lawmakers have passed a routine bill to help fund Missouri’s Medicaid program. The federal reimbursement allowance, or FRA, taxes the state’s healthcare industry, which in turn provides about $4.5 billion in federal aid....
A major Missouri Senate priority is being blocked by a small group of far-right conservatives over their efforts to get their main priorities across the finish line. The Freedom Caucus has held up action on the Federal Reimbursement Allowance, or FRA for short, which...
With under three weeks left until lawmakers adjourn for the regular session, the Missouri Senate is hoping to hear a routine bill that would help to cover a significant share of the state’s Medicaid costs. The federal reimbursement allowance bill, also known as the...
Two major priorities in the Missouri Senate are in the batting lineup for consideration – the budget and a bill that would help to cover the state’s Medicaid costs, otherwise known as the Federal Reimbursement Allowance (FRA). Members of the far-right-leaning Freedom...
Bipartisan legislation extending a critical funding mechanism for Missouri’s Medicaid program will head to the House Budget Committee Tuesday morning in Jefferson City. House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith (R-Carthage) tells Missourinet that his committee...
