Advocates for cancer patients, people with developmental disabilities and their caregivers urged Missouri lawmakers Wednesday to reject a proposal writing Medicaid work requirements into the state Constitution. The bill, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Darin Chappell of Rogersville, would put the issue before voters in November. Starting Jan. 1, 2027, the One Big Beautiful Bill […]

The Missouri House gave bipartisan approval Thursday to legislation that would help Medicaid recipients get healthy, locally grown food if they have been diagnosed with chronic diet-related illnesses. One bill, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Holly Jones of Eureka, passed 121 to 18. Most of its provisions are also included in a wide-ranging bill sponsored […]

A wide-ranging health care bill that includes a provision expanding doula services for low-income families across the state passed out of the Missouri House on Thursday. The legislation, sponsored by state Rep. Tara Peters, a Rolla Republican, would expand coverage of doula support for women enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program from six to 16 […]