https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/07/10/some-windfall-would-it-actually-cost-missouri-nearly-800-million-to-expand-medicaid/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:22:30 -0400<![CDATA[Long story short, things could get a lot more expensive for Missouri to participate in Medicaid than the Post-Dispatch’s report would indicate. Kaiser’s “standard” participation scenario indeed predicts that Missouri would have to pick up $431 million in new spending. But, if the program’s participation rate is higher, the state could be stuck with somewhere around $773 million in new spending. And that is just for the years 2014-19. Legislators can count on at least an extra $100 million to $150 million each year after that to pay for the expansion, and possibly much, much more if participation rates are higher.]]>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:35:35 -0400<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/07/10/some-windfall-would-it-actually-cost-missouri-nearly-800-million-to-expand-medicaid-n94031