The federal government shutdown dropped an anvil on the Department of Social Services. … Problems also arose in MO HealthNet (aka Medicaid) and in all sorts of other programs.
Chaos Theory Rules Missouri
Category: Economic Fairness
Stealing From Dead People — And Live Ones Too
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 …
Work, Work, Work
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.
Cheap Beer?
Our used car selling Governor Mickey signed good old 1041, dropping the excise tax on American brewed beer by 67%, down to about 2¢ a gallon.
Mixed-Use For Those People
Housing subsidies for developers to build affordable housing? On paper many of these mixed-use places are affordable housing thanks to fuzzy math. Subsidies for really affordable housing? That’s communism here and now.
Badgering Seniors
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 …