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 …
Friends in Washington, D.C. expect the United States Senate to tweak the Big Beautiful Bill for appearance’s sake, with around 95% of the House passed mess becoming law. This will cost Missouri a lot of money.
Missouri Issues April 2025 DSS Benefit Report The short version: SNAP (food stamps) and Temporary Assistance are almost exactly where they were a year ago. The number of citizens covered by Medicaid is down thanks to bureaucratic ineptitude. A few Read More …
West County Democrats hosted Aimee Robertson, a Behavioral Analyst with Missouri First Steps to speak about DEI and Child Advocacy. She reminded us that within the targets of DEI purge of our government are protections for disabled Americans that provide Read More …