Missouri could lose more than $1 billion if it does not reduce its Medicaid error rate to below 3%, requiring more staff and technology improvements.

Missouri must tie Medicaid dollars to measurable outcomes such as access, staffing and infrastructure. Without those guardrails, expansion remains a policy in name, not in practice (Thomas ...

From Medicaid shifts to prior auth reform and doula coverage, Missouri legislators weigh broad health care changes in the ...

The proposed ballot measure, if approved by a majority of Missouri voters, would make it more difficult for the state to ...

State officials have set five-year benchmarks for the program, including a 10% reduction in emergency room visits, a 10% ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federal regulations require states to process Medicaid applications based on income in 45 days, but Missouri has repeatedly ...

The state had struggled in recent years to meet federal requirements with programs like Medicaid.

A proposed Constitutional amendment pushed by Republican State Rep. Darin Chappell of Rogersville would require Missouri’s ...

Missouri currently uses an antiquated, paper-based process to verify eligibility for most Medicaid benefits. State workers must type the information into a 17-year-old program known as the Family ...

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 ...

The percentage of children in Missouri who reported thoughts of suicide or attempted suicide doubled after private insurers began managing the state’s Medicaid program, according to a Missouri ...