Governor drops plan to expand Medicaid
By David A. Lieb
The Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri Gov. Mike Parson dropped plans Thursday to expand the state s Medicaid health-care program to thousands of low-income adults after the Republican-led Legislature refused to provide funding for the voter-approved measure.
The Republican governor said his administration had withdrawn a request to expand coverage that had been submitted to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in compliance with a constitutional amendment passed by voters last August.
He noted that the state s $35 billion budget approved by lawmakers last week didn t provide the funding he had requested for an expansion of Medicaid, which is known is Missouri as MO HealthNet.
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Gov. Eric Greitens walks away from reporters after making a statement outside the St. Louis Circuit Court building in May 2018. A new bill could institute runoffs for statewide races, including the U.S. Senate contest that Greitens is competing in next year.
Missouri senators threw a curveball in the waning days of the legislative session by offering a plan to have runoff elections for some of the state’s most high-profile contests.
That could have massive implications for the 2022 U.S. Senate race, primarily because it could make it harder for someone like former Gov. Eric Greitens to win.
The Senate early Thursday morning
"Without a revenue source of source or funding authority from the General Assembly, we are unable to proceed with the expansion at this time," Missouri Governor Mike Parson said.