'People will die': Disaster headed for Missouri nursing homes if Medicaid is cut, health care workers say
A troubling trend has already closed numerous nursing homes throughout the state. Health care workers say cuts to Medicaid ...
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Missouri U.S. Rep. Burlison believes colleagues shouldn’t cower from paring Medicaid
Some GOP lawmakers, including Missouri Congressman Mark Alford, have faced angry crowds at town hall meetings, particularly ...
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What could happen to Missouri Medicaid patients if Republicans slash funding?
MO HealthNet covers more than 1.3 million, or one in five people in the state, across different eligibility groups. The ...
Republican Medicaid cuts could shutter rural hospitals, maternity care
Potential Medicaid cuts could devastate America’s teetering rural health-care system and jeopardize Republicans’ political ...
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Special Focus nursing home wins restraining order to block removal from Medicare, citing residents’ ‘transfer trauma’
A special focus nursing home has been granted a restraining order against the termination of its Medicare and Medicaid certification.
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Missouri faces the prospect of Medicaid cuts
The prospect of Medicaid cuts by Congress are sending a chill through Republican and Democratic-led states, where millions of people could lose medical coverage or states might have to cut other ...
Get the Facts: Here's who has Medicaid, what impact budget cuts could have
Find out how the proposed Medicaid budget cuts could affect millions of enrollees and the health centers they rely on.
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Hundreds of thousands of people in Missouri and Kansas face Medicaid cuts, report says
The Joint Economic Committee - Minority report released Thursday by Congressional Democrats projects Republican tax cut proposals could mean a one-third cut to Medicaid nationwide. Children, the ...
Burlison bill aims to 'end cycle of government dependency' for those on Medicaid, SNAP
In a press release, Rep. Eric Burlison's office said the bill would be expected to "save taxpayers approximately $430 billion over the next decade." ...
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Get the Facts: Here's who has Medicaid, what impact budget cuts could have
a lot of Missouri health centers ... rely on federal matching funds to support these health programs. In states that have expanded Medicaid coverage, people can qualify based on income alone ...