JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s delays in processing Medicaid applications — among the worst in the nation — have the attention of federal regulators, who will conduct a “focused review” of the ...

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

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Medicaid cuts in Congress would force all states into difficult corners. But Missouri’s situation would be genuinely strange.

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 ...

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

Missouri's GOP-led Legislature on Wednesday renewed a more than $4 billion Medicaid program that had been blocked for months by a Republican faction that used it as a bargaining tool. The bill which ...

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

Missouri's delays in processing Medicaid applications -- among the worst in the nation -- have the attention of federal regulators, who will conduct a "focused review" of the problem, according to a ...