Medicaid saves people in Missouri and Kansas. Trump and the GOP want to gut it | Opinion
Medicaid and CHIP, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, are a backbone of American health care, covering more than 79 ...
KC-area families say looming cuts to Medicaid would hurt kids’ lives: ‘Instability’
If my son lost his Medicaid, he would not be able to continue residing in our home because he requires one-to-one, 24-hour ...
Missouri could face massive budget shortfall if Congress goes through with Medicaid cuts
Roughly 70% of Missouri’s Medicaid funding comes from the federal government. Eliminating the federal match could cost the state up to $7.3 billion.
'People will die': Disaster headed for Missouri nursing homes if Medicaid is cut, health care workers say
A troubling trend has already closed numerous nursing homes throughout the state. Health care workers say cuts to Medicaid ...
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What could happen to Missouri Medicaid patients if Republicans slash funding?
MO HealthNet covers more than 1.3 million, or one in five people in the state, across different eligibility groups. The ...
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This Missouri Congressman says Republicans shouldn't shy away from Medicaid funding cuts
U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison, an Ozark Republican, also took a negative view of town hall meetings, claiming that "only political ...
Republican Medicaid cuts could shutter rural hospitals, maternity care
Potential Medicaid cuts could devastate America’s teetering rural health-care system and jeopardize Republicans’ political ...
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Missouri U.S. Rep. Burlison believes colleagues shouldn’t cower from paring Medicaid
Some GOP lawmakers, including Missouri Congressman Mark Alford, have faced angry crowds at town hall meetings, particularly ...
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Missouri faces the prospect of Medicaid cuts
The prospect of Medicaid cuts by Congress are sending a chill through Republican and Democratic-led states, where millions of people could lose medical coverage or states might have to cut other ...
Burlison bill aims to 'end cycle of government dependency' for those on Medicaid, SNAP
In a press release, Rep. Eric Burlison's office said the bill would be expected to "save taxpayers approximately $430 billion ...
Get the Facts: Here's who has Medicaid, what impact budget cuts could have
Find out how the proposed Medicaid budget cuts could affect millions of enrollees and the health centers they rely on.
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Missouri could face massive budget shortfall if Congress goes through with Medicaid cuts
The cuts primarily target the federal reimbursement rate for Medicaid expansion, a program enshrined in Missouri's constitution. Estimates suggest that even a 10% decrease in the federal match ...