Medicaid

Groups hoping to bring Medicaid expansion to Missouri have officially started a campaign to get the issue on the 2020 ballot.

Close to 90,000 children and 23,000 adults have been dropped from Missouri’s Medicaid health insurance program in the past year.

While Gov. Mike Parson’s administration points to Missouri’s improving economy as a reason up to 70,000 people dropped off the state’s Medicaid rolls last year, advocates for recipients say problems with the new renewal system for applicants is causing part of the decline.

Missouri will cover more non-opioid treatment options for Medicaid recipients who suffer from chronic pain as part of an effort to prevent substance abuse.

With all Medicare beneficiaries receiving new Medicare identification cards beginning
April 2018, the Missouri Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) is offering tips to avoid potential scammers.

Three Salem residents have pleaded guilty to felony Medicaid fraud for billing the health care program for personal care attendant services that were never provided.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Republicans have stuck to their commitment of not expanding Medicaid this session but some incremental changes to the system are moving forward. Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey's proposal to raise the asset limit for people with disabilities is one…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Increasing costs for drugs in Missouri's Medicaid program are likely to continue to increase, driven by pricey specialty drugs and the rising cost of generic medications. The Missouri House gave initial approval Thursday to a supplemental budget for this year wi…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missourians trying to use a call center to sign up for the state's Medicaid program are running into long delays, prompting nearly half of them to hang up before they get help. The delays and busy signals violate the state's contract with the private company that run…

Sedalia, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon visited Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia today (April 9) to call on legislators to prevent further damage to the economy and stop flow of taxpayer dollars to other states as a result of the General Assembly’s inaction on Medicaid.