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The Fairness Project, working with Medicaid expansion supporters in South Dakota, says more than 40,000 people would gain healthcare coverage and the state could save tens of millions of dollars thanks to funding in the American Rescue Plan Act.
plaintiffs have filed suit against Missouri for failing to expand Medicaid to its adult population. A lawsuit was expected as the Republican-controlled legislature failed to allocate additional funds for the program after voters approved the ballot initiative last year. The lawsuit was filed Thursday by three Missouri residents who are eligible for expansion coverage. Advocates applauded the litigation. “It’s time for the political stunt in Missouri to come to an end,” said Jonathan Schleifer, executive director of The Fairness Project, a group that has helped organize ballot-led Med...
Cancer death rates higher in states that limit Medicaid access Findings from a study of 1.4 million people diagnosed with cancer from 2010 to 2013 illustrate the consequences. Â Â Cancer death rates have been found to be higher in states that limit Medicaid access, according to medical records. By John Lauerman Bloomberg News (TNS) Published 1 hour ago Updated 1 hour ago Cancer patients in U.S. states that limited Medicaid use with higher income barriers were more likely to die than those living in states with lower limits, medical records show. States began allowing more of the nation...
Missouri governor nixes voter-approved Medicaid expansion plan AP Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he will not expand Medicaid — a change approved by voters and scheduled to start July 1 — because lawmakers did not appropriate funding. “Although I was never in support of MO HealthNet expansion, I always said that I would uphold the ballot amendment if passed,” said Parson. “However, without a revenue source or funding authority from the General Assembly, we are unable to proceed with the expansion at this time and must withdraw our State Plan Amendments to ens...