by Mike Lear | Dec 31, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
Governor Jay Nixon has stressed some of the ideas Republicans have pushed for reforming Medicaid in renewing his call for expansion of the program’s eligibility using federal money. Nixon says 4.4 million Americans with jobs but no health insurance coverage will...
by Mike Lear | Nov 19, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
A meeting that had been planned for next week between Governor Jay Nixon and the members of the House and Senate interim committees on Medicaid reform has been canceled after disagreement arose on where and how it would be conducted. Governor Nixon issued an...
by Mike Lear | Nov 14, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
The work of the Senate Interim Committee on Medicaid Reform and Expansion has ended with its minority members breaking away to write their own report on its findings. This comes after the Republican majority led a vote to reject recommendations regarding eligibility...
by Mike Lear | Nov 11, 2013 | News, Politics / Govt
The Majority Leader in the Senate says he doesn’t think legislation that expands Medicaid will get anywhere in his chamber in 2014. Senator Ron Richard (R-Joplin) says if it does, he wants tort reform with it. Richard tells Missourinet, “I don’t...
by Mike Lear | Nov 5, 2013 | News
Governor Jay Nixon wants to meet with the members of House and Senate committees digging into Medicaid expansion and reform. The Governor says as the House and Senate interim committees on Medicaid reform and expansion wrap up their hearings, he wants to discuss with...