Missouri has a long history of struggling to process MO HealthNet applications in a timely manner. As states prepare for new ...

President Donald Trump's new budget package cuts funding for programs like Medicaid and SNAP through work requirements.

Missouri has complained in the federal court case that it doesn’t have the resources to replace old technology and hire enough staff to better operate the SNAP program.

Courtney Leader has been closely following the contentious tax and spending debate in Washington – not that she cares much ...

A Missouri mother’s plea: ‘Without Medicaid, ... “It costs more than my entire food budget for our family and in that alone, ... The SNAP program has always been solely funded by the federal ...

Under the proposal passed by the House, SNAP costs would be shifted to the states starting in 2028. The federal government currently covers 100 percent of SNAP benefits and 50 percent of the ...

Congress passed a bill adding work mandates for Medicaid and SNAP. Critics say paperwork and system delays may cost people coverage. Rural hospitals could lose $155B in Medicaid funding over a decade.

The nation's social safety net would face massive changes under a bill headed to President Donald Trump's desk. There would be a work requirement for many people to get or keep Medicaid ...

She wrote to Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, hoping to put a face on the Medicaid debate. She explained that her husband works as a carpenter, whose private insurance provides health ...

Springfield, Missouri (CNN) — Courtney Leader has been closely following the contentious tax-and-spending debate in Washington – not that she cares much for politics, but because she believes ...

Springfield, Missouri (CNN) — Courtney Leader has been closely following the contentious tax-and-spending debate in Washington – not that she cares much for politics, but because she believes ...