Medicaid Expansion Coverage by Jason Rosenbaum

Missouri lawmakers have made moves to undo voter-approved initiatives — and make it harder for constitutional amendments to be enacted. But efforts to curb the initiative petition process are getting bipartisan pushback.

Attorneys for three women trying to sign up for the health care program say they will appeal Cole County Judge Jon Beetem's ruling.

The unanimous decision means low-income Missourians eligible via a 2020 ballot initiative can sign up for the health care program, even though the legislature didn’t fund it.

Last week's Missouri Supreme Court decision means that thousands of people who work but don't make enough money to afford health insurance could access medical care more often — and in different ways.

The Department of Social Services will begin accepting applicants to the health care program on Friday.