Missouri judge says Medicaid expansion must be allowed
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A Missouri judge on Tuesday ruled that Republican Gov. Mike Parson no longer can deny Medicaid health care to thousands more newly eligible adults.
The ruling represents a major victory for supporters of expanding Medicaid under the terms of the 2010 federal health care law signed by President Barack Obama. Missouri voters last year approved a state constitutional amendment expanding access to the government health care program to an estimated 275,000 more low-income adults, but Parson had refused to implement it because the GOP-led Legislature didn't set aside money for it. "With today’s court order, Medicaid eligibility is finally expanded in Missouri, as its voters mandated and its people deserve," Democratic House Minority Leader Crystal Quade said in a statement. "There can be no more excuses and no more delays in implementation."More Related News