Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announces his support for the expansion of Medicaid in Missouri during a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, at the BJC Center for Outpatient Health in St. Louis.

Federal regulations require states to process Medicaid applications based on income in 45 days, but Missouri has repeatedly violated the time frame requirements (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent) ...

Approximately 25 percent of individuals who have applied for Medicaid under Missouri's recent expansion have been enrolled. In less than a week since the Missouri Department of Social Services began ...

JEFFERSON CITY — A Missouri Republican proposed expanding Medicaid coverage to low-income military veterans and their families Tuesday as a slimmed down alternative to a broader Medicaid expansion ...

The recent passage of a major federal bill has sparked debate over its impact on Medicaid funding in Missouri. Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, faced criticism for his support of the ...

A partisan battle over Medicaid expansion in the Missouri House Budget Committee ended Thursday with a vote against spending $1.9 billion to implement the medical program approved by voters in August.