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Missouri Gov. Makes Last-Ditch Medicaid Expansion Effort
Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, proposed using the federal money to pay a portion of the private insurance costs for businesses with fewer than 150 employees, but the idea was quickly shot down by Republican legislators. Meanwhile, health providers in Kansas said their state's decision not to expand the program is denying care to thousands and costing hospitals millions.
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