Cox: State, feds can’t afford Medicaid expansion

As you might have heard, Gov. Jay Nixon recently endorsed a plan to greatly expand Medicaid eligibility in our state. Medicaid is the health care benefit designed to help our poorest citizens.

The Obama administration is currently encouraging states to add large numbers of people to this welfare program as part of the Affordable Care Act. Under Nixon’s proposal, 300,000 additional Missourians would become eligible. The additional individuals added to this program include only healthy adults under 65 years of age who earn up to 138 percent of the “poverty level,” which is currently $31,809 annually for a family of four. Nixon’s proposal does not affect eligibility for children, pregnant women, the elderly or disabled individuals.

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