Missouri Legislature Approves Crucial Medicaid Tax Renewal

The renewal secures over $4 billion in funding after prolonged disputes with hard-right lawmakers.

The Federal Reimbursement Allowance funds one-third of Missouri’s Medicaid program.
Failure to renew the tax would have forfeited billions in state and federal Medicaid funds.
The bill includes a provision to bar Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood.
House Minority Leader Crystal Quade criticized the Freedom Caucus for using the bill as leverage.
Governor Mike Parson is expected to sign the bill into law.