The state had argued it needed two months to begin accepting applications for the program approved by voters last year
August 10, 2021—The Missouri Department of Social Services must allow newly eligible residents that qualify for benefits under voter-approved Medicaid expansion to enroll and cannot impose greater restrictions on them, a Cole County judge ruled Tuesday.
Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem sided with the plaintiffs who urged him to allow Medicaid expansion to take effect as soon as possible, rather than allow the state to make its case for why it needs two more months to begin accepting newly-eligible residents.
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