Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says that Republican efforts to draft an alternative to his Medicaid expansion proposal is a sign of a possible shift in sentiment.
A campaign kicked off Wednesday to expand coverage to anyone making 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. Advocates say the move would cover an additional 250,000 Missourians.
Grassroots leaders and organizations in St. Louis converged Wednesday to announce a campaign to expand Medicaid coverage in Missouri, a move they say is critical for the state's working poor. During a press conference at Kirkwood Baptist Church, faith leaders, advocates and Medicaid customers called for Missouri to adopt legislation that expands coverage to anyone making 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Under the current system, Missouri does not offer Medicaid to single adults, unless they are disabled, and parents or caretakers with dependent children must make 25 percent of the FPL to receive Medicaid. (See PDF for comparison of current eligibility requirements versus those under an expanded coverage system.) "Missouri …
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C Crowley
2:20 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Interesting article my 15 yr old who is on a vent and has in excess of over $5000 dollars in medical bills most which are not covered by our primary insurance so he has had medicaid since 2009. Today I got a call saying they were converting him to a spend down. So on top of my primary insurance premium for a family of four I will now have to pay $173 a month to have his bills covered. Like most … more ›