Senators John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) and Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) introduced a bill last week that would require “able-bodied adults” without dependents to work or volunteer for at least 20 hours per ...

Missouri’s Medicaid program, MO HealthNet, is now requiring DME oxygen providers to supply firesafe cannula valves to program participants, according to news reports.

Wellcare, part of Centene Corporation, is an insurance company based in St. Louis, Missouri that offers a variety of Medicare ...

Keeping Missouri state government operating through June 30 will cost $2.1 billion more than lawmakers budgeted last year ...

The Medicaid and CHIP programs are vital to rural Missouri, according to a report that says reliance on this safety-net health coverage is much higher in small towns than in cities - especially ...

At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the ...

The Medicaid website portal was down on Tuesday afternoon, but payments have not been affected, according to the White House. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., posted on X, formerly Twitter, that all 50 states ...

Gov. Mike Kehoe dips deeply into surplus as Missouri budget grows to nearly $54 billion The Medicaid program spent $12.6 billion on medical services in fiscal 2024 and billions more on mental health ...

Keeping Missouri state government operating through ... While Parson was paring back on pork, lawmakers slashed spending in the Medicaid program to keep the topline total down.

The biggest item in the supplemental spending request is $942 million to cover a Medicaid shortfall. More realistic budgeting last year would have reduced that amount, MO HealthNet Director Todd ...

Kari Monsees, right, deputy commissioner of education, and Dan Haug, state budget director, listen as members of the Missouri House Budget Committee question items in the $2.1 billion supplemental ...