Missouri House Fails To Pass Bill Expanding Medicaid; Lawmakers Working On Alternative Plan

The Missouri House on Wednesday rejected a spending bill that would have expanded Medicaid coverage to nearly 35,000 parents, the Kansas City Star reports. Instead, a committee of lawmakers from both chambers of the state Legislature agreed to retain the $146.8 million slated for the expansion and use it for an alternative plan that has not yet been written.

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on May 11th, 2009