Medicaid expansion

Despite the efforts of healthcare advocates, hospitals and notable former legislators, the Missouri legislature did not pass Medicaid expansion this year,…

As U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill sees it, the Missouri General Assembly will be sharing more of the blame as the state’s medical professionals find it more…

Missouri lawmakers are heading home as their annual spring break has arrived, but they took time before leaving to tout their mid-term accomplishments.The…

After two years of failing to convince Republican lawmakers to expand Medicaid in Missouri, Gov. Jay Nixon is pitching an alternative he hopes will sway…

Administrators for Missouri’s Medicaid program told members of their oversight committee that they are getting closer to fixing their processing delays…

Advocates continue to push for the expansion of Medicaid to include Missourians who fall in the so-called “coverage gap.”Because Missouri has so far opted…

A Republican member of the Missouri Senate is proposing expanding Medicaid to military veterans who are currently ineligible.Last year, state Sen. Ryan…

The state agency that provides Medicaid coverage to more than 840,000 Missourians does not have proper oversight over contractors in charge of certain…

To date, Missouri has failed to expand its Medicaid program as part of the Affordable Care Act, aka "Obamacare." As a result, federal dollars that would…

As the state – and his reputation – seeks to move beyond Ferguson, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is rekindling his longstanding pitch in favor of expanding…