Medicaid Cuts Threaten Missourians
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As Republicans Eye Sweeping Medicaid Cuts, Missouri Offers a Preview - KFF Health News
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In 2005 , Missouri adopted some of the strictest eligibility standards in the nation.
Now, Missouri could lose an estimated $2 billion a year in federal funding.
Medicaid and the closely related Children’s Health Insurance Program together insure roughly 79 million people.
Republican lawmakers are floating various proposals to cut Medicaid , including one to reduce the money the federal government sends to states.
Missouri 's congressional delegation split along party lines over the recent budget resolution calling for deep spending cuts.
But 76% of the public, including 55% of Republicans , say they oppose major federal funding cuts to Medicaid .
Missouri lawmakers are poised to pass a tax cut that is estimated to reduce state revenue by about $240 million in the first year .
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