Medicade Expansion

thumbnail of Medicade Expansion
Transcript
Hide -
This transcript was received from a third party and/or generated by a computer. Its accuracy has not been verified. If this transcript has significant errors that should be corrected, let us know, so we can add it using our FIX IT+ crowdsourcing tool.
The House Budget Committee voted across party lines to not allow the spending of $130 million in state funds and $1.6 billion in federal money to pay for expansion, which passed with 53% of the vote in November. According to estimates, Medicaid expansion in Missouri would cover an additional 230,000 residents. The law, enshrined into the Missouri Constitution when it was approved, is set to go and affect this July. House Minority Leader Democrat Crystal Quaid of Springfield released a statement in response, saying in part, quote, Medicaid expansion is mandated by the Missouri Constitution. Any elected official who refuses to accept that needs to find another line of work, unquote. At this time, it's unknown how Thursday's vote affects the federal portion of Medicaid expansion. For KRPS, I'm Fred Fletcher-Fierro in Web City.
This record is featured in “Kansas Public Media Collection.”
Segment
Medicade Expansion
Producing Organization
KRPS
Contributing Organization
4-States Public Radio (Pittsburg, Kansas)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-f0f3ace4875
If you have more information about this item than what is given here, or if you have concerns about this record, we want to know! Contact us, indicating the AAPB ID (cpb-aacip-f0f3ace4875).
Description
Segment Description
Reporting on the federal spending of the Missouri Supreme Court and what it means for the expansion of medicade throughout the state
Asset type
Segment
Genres
News Report
Topics
News
Health
Politics and Government
Economics
Subjects
Midwest News
Media type
Sound
Duration
00:00:50.181
Embed Code
Copy and paste this HTML to include AAPB content on your blog or webpage.
Credits
Anchor: Fierro, Fred Fletcher
Producing Organization: KRPS
AAPB Contributor Holdings
KRPS
Identifier: cpb-aacip-867216c0c62 (Filename)
Format: Zip drive
If you have a copy of this asset and would like us to add it to our catalog, please contact us.
Citations
Chicago: “Medicade Expansion,” 4-States Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed September 22, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-f0f3ace4875.
MLA: “Medicade Expansion.” 4-States Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. September 22, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-f0f3ace4875>.
APA: Medicade Expansion. Boston, MA: 4-States Public Radio, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-f0f3ace4875