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 ...

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'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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

In an effort to address Missouri’s deplorable maternal mortality rates, the state issued an emergency rule Monday allowing doulas to be reimbursed through Medicaid for the next six months. Doulas — ...

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 ...