JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House of Representatives has five weeks to pass legislation restructuring Medicaid. Otherwise, the program’s June 2008 expiration date would force legislators to come up with a two-thirds vote for an “emergency clause” next year to prevent it from expiring.
Medicaid expiration date looms
The House plans to pass a new bill by the end of this session.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 3:11 p.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008
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