The St. Louis Beacon, April 2, 2013 The Missouri House has passed a new state budget without Gov. Jay Nixon's sought-after Medicaid expansion, but that doesn't mean Republicans are dropping the issue entirely. The House Government Oversight and Accountability Committee is slated to vote Wednesday on HB700, a bill proposed by state Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, to change the state's current Medicaid program dramatically. But word already is circulating that Barnes' bil ...
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Consumers Will Benefit From Medicaid Expansion
Op ed reprinted from the St. Louis Post Dispatch, August 7, 2012 By Ed Weisbart, M.D. Nearly 300,000 more Missourians could soon get access to health care if Missouri state officials decide to provide it. Unfortunately, recent comments by the state Legislature’s leadership cause us to believe that they seem poised to deprive Missourians of this basic human right. We, members of the Consumers Council of Missouri, urge the public to consider this decision carefully and ...
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