Some states have rules requiring administration officials and lawmakers to wait months or years before becoming lobbyists.

Sandra Smith and her daughter, Sarah Smith, rely on Medicaid to pay for a nurse to come to their home in Crestwood, Missouri, 13 hours a day because Sarah needs round-the-clock care (Bram ...

Missouri's House Speaker declined to sign a letter calling for passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill," citing its potential impact on the state's Medicaid program. Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley said the ...

John W. Bluford III doesn’t have to speculate about what major cuts to Medicaid could mean to Kansas City area patients and hospitals. Takeaways In an effort to trim a multibillion dollar deficit, ...

Missouri received the ninth-largest award of any state from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, part of the GOP ...

MO Healthnet Division Director Todd Richardson will step down from his position leading the state’s Medicaid program at the end of October, according to a spokesperson for the Missouri Department of ...

Kevin Wehner has been there for Missourians as they have dealt with unanswered questions, long wait times and the confusion as they enrolled for government insurance. He was there as the Affordable ...

The Trump administration’s budget bill included about $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid. As part of an effort to offset those ...

Todd Richardson is no stranger to tough challenges. But in a wide-ranging interview with St. Louis Public Radio, Richardson said he doesn't shy away from difficult challenges or obstacles. In fact, he ...

The Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City (Jason Hancock/Missouri Independent). The tax and spending bill the U.S. House approved last week targets a strategy states have used to boost the Medicaid ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s bank balance looked pretty healthy at the end of September. But in reality, it’s like the family account before the mortgage check clears — and there are signs that ...

Missouri notified CMS it is formally withdrawing its planned Medicaid expansion, the state governor’s office said May 13. Missouri residents voted in favor of expanding the state’s Medicaid program ...