Posted on 08/05/2020 3:03:40 PM PDT by Nero Germanicus
Ignoring pleas from Republican leaders, Missouri voters approved a plan Tuesday to expand Medicaid coverage to more than 230,000 low-income people in the state.
Missouri voted to expand its Medicaid program, as 53% of voters supported the measure. Missouri now joins 37 other states that have already expanded the federally subsidized health insurance program.
The decision will mean adults between the ages of 19 and 65 whose income is at or below 138% of the federal poverty level will be covered. As of this year, that amounts to $17,608 for an individual and $36,156 for a household of four.
The vote comes after repeated rejections by the GOP-controlled Legislature after the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 allowed states to expand who can get coverage.
The constitutional amendment marks the latest setback for Republicans when it comes to ballot initiatives. Voters also approved a minimum wage hike and rejected a right-to-work law pushed by former Gov. Eric Greitens in 2018.
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Free stuff wins again.
Florida went to 60% because too much stuff was being pushed through.
Rural areas do use medicaid, they voted against it anyway.
The suburbanites are the ones who put it over the top.
Medicaid should be able to recoup costs paid for expenses disbursed for enrollees.
You have to use your assets for care, or use Medicaid and they take your assets later.
It’s sad. But unavoidable?
Not sure if I am missing something here. If I am wrong, would love to be educated.
FWIW, I think the Church should be taking care of the poor, not the State.
The only goal is to overwhelm the system.
I’m in.
Where to start?
Missouri needs to follow Florida’s lead. It is stupid to allow a state constitution to be amended by a simple majority vote that the legislature can not reverse.
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