After passing the Missouri House, the Senate has passed legislation that would stop state funding from going to Planned Parenthood or other abortion providers. The House bill was carried in the Senate by Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold. “There have been many...
The Missouri House has passed legislation that would block state Medicaid funding to abortion providers and their affiliates. House Bill 2634 does not mention any specific providers but is believed to target Planned Parenthood, which has operated abortion clinics in...
Missouri is working to make its Medicaid program sustainable after voters approved the expansion of the government healthcare program. The 2020 campaign added roughly another 230,000 low-income adults to the program. During a state budget subcommittee hearing, Todd...
A judge in mid-Missouri’s Cole County will hold a hearing Monday afternoon in Jefferson City involving a lawsuit filed by three women who want the state to fund Medicaid expansion. The plaintiffs note Missouri voters approved Medicaid expansion in August....
The Missouri Legislature has voted to give final approval to an approximately $35 billion state operating budget, a budget that does not contain funding for Medicaid expansion. Democratic lawmakers are appealing directly to GOP Governor Mike Parson, urging him to work...
