Missouri's Medicaid program currently does not cover most adults without children, and its income eligibility threshold for parents is one of the lowest in the nation at about one-fifth of the poverty level. The ballot proposal will expand eligibility under the terms of the 2010 federal health ...
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Medicaid eligibility is based on state and federal guidelines. Applicants must demonstrate medical and financial need to qualify for long-term care benefits in addition to regular health care services for low-income adults. Applicants must meet the following requirements: Be blind, disabled or aged ...
The bill also would ban the federal low-income health care program Medicaid from paying for gender-affirming treatments for adults and prohibit gender-affirming surgeries for Missouri prisoners and inmates. “Children need love, compassion and counseling, not a doctor’s prescription ...
The bishops acknowledged that some pro-life voters in the state had expressed concern about the expansion of Medicaid because of the possibility of federal funds being used to fund abortions if the Hyde Amendment— the federal prohibition on Medicaid funds for abortions— is overturned. ...
Beginning Aug. 28, Missouri health care providers won't be able to prescribe those gender-affirming treatments for teens and children. Most adults will still have access to transgender health care under the law, but Medicaid won't cover it. Prisoners in the state mus...
But there are other problems with expansion. Medicaid — important to remember, but evidently easy to forget — is a program intended to help low-income Americans and those with disabilities. Enrolling more able-bodied adults crowds out services for those who need it most. ...
Sam Page defeated nearest runner-up challenger Mark Mantovani for St Louis County Executive. Missouri Amendment 2 – the constitutional amendment to expand the government health insurance program to more low-income adults – was approved by voters, making Missouri the 38th state to ratify medicaid ...
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The real question here is, “Are we willing to own the fact that inequality is the real issue creating this problem?” If you look at the lack of resources reaching poverty stricken areas, you have no choice but to see where the origin of the problem begins and who is responsible for ...