Medicaid expansion

Months after a court ordered Missouri to expand Medicaid, the state has been slow to reach out to hundreds of thousands of eligible residents who could benefit from the public health care program.

An estimated 275,000 Missouri adults can get dental insurance now as the state has expanded who is eligible for Medicaid. But with so few dentists participating in the program, the state’s already-backlogged clinics are facing a glut of new clients.

An interview with Dana Farber oncologist Dr. Miranda Lam, about her research on Medicaid expansion and cancer mortality.

A little over a quarter of the more than 17,000 applications the state has received have received approval since August.

U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure talked with St. Louis Public Radio about what Medicaid expansion means for Missouri.

The Joplin Republican talked about how a split among Republicans could affect redistricting and appropriating funds for Medicaid expansion.

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

While the state is accepting applications for Medicaid coverage under expanded eligibility, it says it can't start processing those applications before October 1.

State officials said eligible individuals would not be enrolled until Oct. 1 due to system updates.

Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem issued an injunction prohibiting the state from denying applications of people who qualify for Medicaid under expanded eligibility.