Missouri’s Senate Appropriations Committee aims to restore budget cuts by Governor Mike Kehoe, focusing on equitable funding for colleges and services for the disabled. However, they acknowledge unavoidable reductions next year. A proposed income tax amendment could shift financial burdens to sales taxes, disproportionately affecting seniors and working-class families, leading to program cuts.
The Missouri House of Representatives held a hearing on House Joint Resolution 154, a proposal to put MO HealthNet Work Requirements in the state Constitution – and keep them there even if the federal government repeals the requirements. Representative Darin Chapell (R – Rogersville) claims Read More …
Stealing from dead people? It’s a thing. The other day my late mother got a Medicare notice for $4,700 worth of orthopedic appliances and chiropractic treatments – from a medical LLC located in Madison, Alabama! A few problems, starting with Read More …
Missouri requires an additional $67 million to enforce work requirement verification in Medicaid, primarily for IT upgrades. Historical data from other states suggest significant administrative costs and challenges. Compliance will burden low-income workers, demanding extensive record-keeping. Processing demands could overwhelm state employees, leading to judicial involvement due to potential coverage losses.
My mom spent her last days in pain morphine and fentanyl never conquered, flat on her back in a rented hospital bed. Until her mind failed her a couple of years back Patricia Ann Harvey Koenen went to church every Read More …
As many of you know, my 90-year-old mom receives hospice services in her memory care facility. I handle her mail. This week’s load included a formal, oversized envelope from her Pharmacy Benefit Manager… ‘You are wasting your money. You are making Read More …