Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon rallied support for his call for the state to join Medicaid expansion called for under the Affordable Care Act on Thursday during a stop at Bothwell Regional Health Center.
Flanked by regional hospital administrators and representatives from the Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce, Nixon said the move, which would see about 300,000 Missourians added to the state’s Medicaid rolls, would have “a profound and positive impact, not only on our health, but also on the local economy here in Sedalia and in communities in every corner of our state.”
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