Intro: | Missouri is estimated to receive four billion more federal dollars for healthcare under the most recent proposal in the United States Senate |
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Wrap: Missouri is one of only sixteen states estimated to see anincrease in funding. All other states would see a decrease in federalhealthcare funding according to the report.
The estimate is for two-thousand twenty to two-thousandtwenty-six as compared to the Affordable Healthcare Act.
Healthcare consultant Avalere authored the report and it wasfunded by a liberal think tank called the Center for American Progress.
Missouri Senator Roy Blunt is a cosponsor of the amendmentand is expected to vote in favor. All Senate Democrats, including ClaireMcCaskill have pledged to vote against the Graham-Cassidy measure due todrastic overall cuts to Medicaid and loss of protection for Americans withpre-existing conditions.
Jack Morrisroe. Newsradio 1120 (eleven twenty) K-M-O-X