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SUMMARY:Medicaid Money in Missouri
UID:8178
DTSTAMP:20260314T142900Z
DTSTART:20191113T010000Z
DTEND:20191113T023000Z
LOCATION:214 Adams Street\nJefferson City MO 65109
ROOM: MRRL Art Gallery
DESCRIPTION:After passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2019, Medicaid exp
 ansion became central to increased healthcare in the states. Studies from 
 the University of Missouri and other sources indicate that Medicaid expans
 ion would add $10 billion to the Missouri economy over the first 10 years.
  Rural hospitals are closing, and with Medicaid expansion would receive la
 rger payments because they serve more elderly and poor citizens. Today the
 re is more reliance on ER usage, which hospitals call uncompensated care. 
 Hospitals then raise rates, and insurance companies pass that cost on to c
 onsumers. In February of this year, Washington University released a study
  indicating that expansion could help almost 230,000 citizens receive heal
 th coverage with the costs mostly paid for by the federal government. Thes
 e issues will be addressed by a panel representing health care experts and
  consumers.
URL:https://www.mrrl.org/event/medicaid-money-missouri-8178
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