health insurance

Report States That 525,000 Missourians Will Be Eligible For Health Insurance Subsidies In 2014

Marshall Griffin — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:42:27 +0000

More than 525,000 Missourians will be eligible to receive government subsidies to purchase private health insurance, according to a report released Thursday by the advocacy group Families USA.

The subsidies, officially referred to as premium tax credits, will be issued by Missouri’s federal-run health exchange once it begins operating next year. Family USA’s Kathleen Stoll says the subsidies will be available both to those who don’t have health insurance, and those who

Next Steps For ACA After Mo. Voters Reject Health Insurance Exchanges

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:26:18 +0000

On November 6, 2012, Missouri voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition E, which prohibited the Governor or any state agency from establishing or operating a state-based health insurance exchange without legislative or citizen approval.

The Affordable Care Act, however, moves on toward full implementation in 2014.

Host Don Marsh talked with Sidney Watson, Professor of Law at Saint Louis University’s Health Law Policy Center, and Ryan Barker, Director of Health Policy for the Missouri Foundation for Health.

Kinder Calls On Mo. Lawmakers To Not Create Health Insurance Exchange

Marshall Griffin — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:32:18 +0000

Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder is urging state lawmakers to not create a health insurance exchange or expand Medicaid when they convene for their regular session next year.

Work On Health Benefits For MoDOT Workers & State Troopers Continues

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:55:17 +0000

A special committee of transportation officials is still reviewing the amount of money MoDOT workers and State Troopers pay for health insurance.

Most of the committee members are leaning towards a proposal from the Highway Patrol, which would have the state pay 60 percent of the cost and the individual employee or retiree 40 percent. Rudy Farber is chairman of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. He says under the current system, the amount of coverage a worker pays varies based on numerous factors.

Nixon: Mo. Won't Run Health Insurance Exchange By 2014

The Associated Press — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:14:54 +0000

Missouri will not set up an online marketplace for health insurance by the year 2014.

Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday his administration will inform the federal government that it won't be running a state-based health insurance exchange when they're due to begin under the federal health care law. That means that the federal government will step in to create an insurance exchange in Missouri.