Months-long wait times for Medicaid coverage may finally shrink
Missouri officials have vowed again to lower the number of days it takes to process Medicaid applications – which was…
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Missouri takes months to process Medicaid applications — longer than law allows
Aneka French applied for Medicaid in October, not long after Missouri became the 38th state to expand eligibility for the…
Millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in months ahead
Federal and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic…
Medicare’s open enrollment is open season for scammers
Finding the best private Medicare drug or medical insurance plan among dozens of choices is tough enough without throwing misleading…
Missouri has enrolled 4,300 people in expanded Medicaid program
Roughly 4,300 Missourians eligible for health care under Medicaid expansion have been enrolled, a top Missouri Medicaid official said Thursday.…
Medicaid expansion delays violate federal law, courts, attorneys say
Attorneys who successfully sued to force Missouri to enact voter-approved Medicaid expansion argued in a letter to state officials Thursday…
Expanding coverage is top priority for new Medicare-Medicaid chief
The new head of the federal agency that oversees health benefits for nearly 150 million Americans and $1 trillion in…