Measure on the ballot in the 2020 Missouri Primary Election in Missouri.
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Get StartedThis amendment "will amend the Missouri Constitution to adopt Medicaid Expansion for persons 19 to 64 years old with an income level at or below 133% of the federal poverty level, as set forth in the Affordable Care Act. Currently, Medicaid eligibility is set forth in state statute, but this amendment adds Medicaid Expansion to our constitution. This amendment prohibits placing greater or additional burdens on eligibility or enrollment standards, methodologies or practices on persons covered under Medicaid Expansion than on any other population eligible for Medicaid. The amendment requires state agencies to take all actions necessary to maximize federal financial participation in funding medical assistance under Medicaid Expansion. Federal law requires states to fund a portion of the program in order to receive federal funding (state match). This amendment does not provide new state funding or specify existing funding sources for the required state match."
A "YES" vote on Amendment 2 would approve the constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid coverage to include certain low-income adults between the ages of 19 and 64 whose income does not exceed 133% of the federal poverty level.
A "NO" vote on Amendment 2 would reject the constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid coverage to include certain low-income adults between the ages of 19 and 64 whose income does not exceed 133% of the federal poverty level.
"The data shows that expanding Medicaid will actually save the state of Missouri money that we can invest in things like more senior services as well as education, higher education, and all of the services that the state relies on.", in support of Constitutional Amendment 2 (Learn more)
“We also know that if we bring Medicaid expansion to the state of Missouri, that’s going to create more jobs, and a lot of those jobs are going to go to nurses. So we want our nurses to be able to have more options for work in the state", in support of Constitutional Amendment 2 (Learn more)
“Medicaid expansion will bring in more than a billion dollars of federal tax aid in Missouri to help create thousands of jobs and ensure, more importantly, a result in healthier families and a more productive workforce", in support of Constitutional Amendment 2 (Learn more)
Medicaid expansion will create more than 16,000 new jobs annually over its first five years while expanding the state’s economic output by $2.5 billion a year and increasing personal income by $1.1 billion annually, in support of Constitutional Amendment 2 (Learn more)
"There are six subsections of the proposed Amendment, of which two are of primary concern to pro-life citizens. Subsection 1 is designed to increase the roll of persons entitled to Medicaid for their health coverage. Such maximization would enlarge the pool of persons who could obtain the abortion services that are allowed under Medicaid, especially if the Hyde Amendment were to be terminated, as many politicians are now demanding. Subsection 4 would require the State to maximize the federal share of Medicaid expenditures in Missouri, which would negate efforts to create pro-life health programs with the State's own money.", in opposition to Constitutional Amendment 2 (Learn more)
“The costs to cover Medicaid expansion will come directly off the top of the budget without any regard to available funds and the legislature will have absolutely no discretion over this spending. The proponents mention cost savings, but the department that operates the state Medicaid program on a day-to-day basis says it will cost state taxpayers at least $200 million. If the worst-case scenario plays out and the federal money goes away, Missouri taxpayers will be left behind to forever cover the entire annual bill of $2 Billion. This is wrong.”, in opposition to Constitutional Amendment 2 (Learn more)
"Advocates want to expand Medicaid to Missouri residents under the age of 65 who earn less than $18,000 a year. Expansion would benefit an estimated 230,000 residents, proponents said. It would also help rural hospitals, whose officials say Medicaid expansion is key to preventing their facilities from running out of money.", in support of Constitutional Amendment 2 (Learn more)
Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to: adopt Medicaid Expansion for persons 19 to 64 years old with an income level at or below 133% of the federal poverty level, as set forth in the Affordable Care Act; prohibit placing greater or additional burdens on eligibility or enrollment standards, methodologies or practices on persons covered under Medicaid Expansion than on any other population eligible for Medicaid; and require state agencies to take all actions necessary to maximize federal financial participation in funding medical assistance under Medicaid Expansion? State government entities are estimated to have onetime costs of approximately $6.4 million and an unknown annual net fiscal impact by 2026 ranging from increased costs of at least $200 million to savings of $1 billion. Local governments expect costs to decrease by an unknown amount
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