The budget passed by the super majority Republican legislature requires Medicaid to keep shrinking.
Suffocating Medicaid
Category: Health Care
Where, O Where Did They Go?
Imagine turning on the local TV news as you make breakfast. The lead story is that everyone in Springfield, Missouri, its suburb of Nixa and about half of nearby Republic, Missouri disappeared in the past year. That would be major news.
Keeping Senior Citizens Away From Their Money
Is your money really your money? As most of you know, my mom now lives in the Memory Care area of a nice (think Buick, not Yugo) Assisted Living facility. Her room and board, prescriptions, medigap coverage and other charges Read More …
March 2024 Missouri Benefit Report
Why Isn’t The Media Interested? Obliteration of Missouri Medicaid Continues March 2024 Missouri Benefit Report Issued In the past year Missouri has shed 144,592 MO HealthNet/Medicaid patients. That includes… A 19.2% drop in Custodial Parents A 15.6% drop in Read More …
Missouri Benefit Program Numbers For July 2023 Released
Mixed Bag But Still Trending Down Up and down, but generally down… The Missouri Department of Social Services has released the Monthly Management Report for July 2023 for the Family Support Division and the Missouri HealthNet Division. [ www.dss.mo/re ] Alas, no surprises. The number of Missourians getting Temporary Assistance climbed by Read More …
Missouri’s Children
What does Mike Parson – and his administration – have against kids? Oh, I know he likes to give out that ‘grandpa vibe’ at the State Fair. And, I suspect Parson happily spoils his six grandkids. The record with other Read More …