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KSHB11:06 PM, Aug 04, 2020KANSAS CITY, Mo.&nbsp;—&nbsp;Medicaid expansion is coming to Missouri after voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday, expanding the federal government’s health program for low-income citizens.States were allowed to expand Medicaid coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2014, after passage of the Affordable Care Act four years earlier and subsequent legal challenges. will expand Medicaid coverage to all adults ages 19 to 65 with an income of or less.Jackson County voters with 41,233 votes for and 25,528 votes against, according to unofficial results.It was the same story in and , where more than three of five voters approved the amendment, while nearly 55% of Cass County voters voted no.The ballot language also prevents the state from imposing restrictions on the newly eligible not already imposed for Medicaid coverage.Roughly one in five people in the U.S. are enrolled in Medicaid, including — or 888,000 people — based on 2018 figures from the Kaiser Family Foundation.There were an estimated 556,000 uninsured Missourians at that time.Under federal law, Missouri will be reimbursed for 90% of the cost of newly eligible Medicaid recipients.The Center for Health and Economics Policy at Washington University’s Institute for Public Health in St. Louis estimated in February 2019 that in an expanded Medicaid program in 2020, including 190,000 previously uninsured residents and more than 40,000 children.The study suggests Missouri will see a decrease in state expenditures for Medicaid of $39 million to $91 million through 2024, which is as far out as it projected.The amendment had a , but was not among them, citing revenue declines and budget uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Kansas remains under the Affordable Care Act, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.The other states yet to expand Medicaid are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming.Nebraska passed Medicaid expansion in 2018, but the state has yet to implement a program.Oklahoma passed Medicaid expansion in June 2020.---41 Action News is committed to providing comprehensive information on with an emphasis on several key issues — , and . Count on us to provide news and information to help you make an informed choice at the polls.Copyright 2020 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

KSHB11:06 PM, Aug 04, 2020KANSAS CITY, Mo.&nbsp;—&nbsp;Medicaid expansion is coming to Missouri after voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday, expanding the federal government’s health program for low-income citizens.States were allowed to expand Medicaid coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2014, after passage of the Affordable Care Act four years earlier and subsequent legal challenges. will expand Medicaid coverage to all adults ages 19 to 65 with an income of or less.Jackson County voters with 41,233 votes for and 25,528 votes against, according to unofficial results.It was the same...

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