MO Voters Pass Medicaid Expansion; Will Other States Follow?
Missouri voters on Aug. 4 approved a constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid coverage, reflecting a trend of ballot-driven expansion initiatives in recent years that has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Missouri is the second conservative state to approve expansion during the pandemic; Oklahoma voters on June 30 narrowly approved a ballot measure to expand Medicaid in that state.
The ballot measure requires Missouri to expand Medicaid to adults between the ages of 19 and 65 with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL) by next July, leaving 12 states — mostly led by Republicans — that have not adopted expansion under the Affordable Care Act (see infographic, p. 6).
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