[Nfbmo] FW: Editorial boards across state continue to call for strengthening Medicaid

[Gary Wunder]

From: Ansley, Channing [mailto:Channing.Ansley at mo.gov] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 8:42 AM
To: Ansley, Channing
Cc: Holste, Scott
Subject: Editorial boards across state continue to call for strengthening
Medicaid

 

With the second half of the legislative session underway, editorial boards
in every corner of the state continue to call on the General Assembly to
bring the tax dollars Missourians send to Washington back to strengthen
Medicaid in Missouri. Here's what they've had to say:

 

Warrensburg Daily-Star Journal: Yes to Medicaid funds.  "The question is
this: Would Missourians be better off to expand Medicaid than not? Yes, they
would, Gov. Jay Nixon, and the Missouri and Warrensburg chambers of
commerce, state. We agree. Missourians getting back some of what they pay
into the federal system makes sense and if this state does not take the
money, then another state will. In addition to the "take it or lose it"
fiscal side of the debate is the humanitarian side -- something some people
seem to scorn these days. But others realize providing medical care for
300,000 more people is the right thing to do. There also is a business
aspect. The proposed transfusion of $5.7 billion for health care into
Missouri's economy would provide a powerful antidote for a state that ails
financially. No, the situation is not ideal. But after looking at both
sides, we support Warrensburg and other chambers of commerce across the
state in backing Medicaid expansion for Missouri." [3/21/12]

 

Columbia Daily Tribune: Medicaid Expansion. "Republicans should come around
because it is the right thing to do, both as a way to expand health care
coverage and to bolster the state economy. As supporters often note, if
Missouri does not take the federal money, it will go elsewhere and pressure
to expand Medicaid in our state will remain. How smart is that?" [3/6/12]

 

Springfield News-Leader: Get Moving on Medicaid. "With the economic health
of the state and the health care industry in the balance, it is time for the
Missouri General Assembly to get serious about expanding Medicaid.."
[3/2/12]

 

St. Joseph News-Press:  Medicaid ball now in GOP's court. "Republicans in
the Missouri General Assembly have their wake-up call: Put forward a better
argument for opposing an expansion of Medicaid, or risk the scorn of all
voters who desire to pay less and receive more in the way of government
services. States that participate will have healthier families, lower health
care costs impacting everyone, and a ripple of other economic benefits. None
of these good outcomes will flow to those states that opt out." [1/12/13]

 

Kansas City Star: Missouri would benefit from Medicaid expansion. "It turns
out that keeping Missourians healthy by expanding access to Medicaid is also
a great prescription for the state's financial health." [12/21/12]

 

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Want jobs? Expand Medicaid. "It is time to say yes,
Missouri. Yes to jobs. Yes to investment. Yes to a healthier future."
[11/29/12]

 

St. Louis American: Expanded Medicaid 'Too Good to Pass Up.' "Injection of
these federal funds would bring substantial benefits to the state's economy.
There would be a need for more hospitals, doctors and pharmacists all over
the state, with positive economic benefits for the state from these new
employers and employees. Moreover, there would also be an increase in jobs
in a wider range of professions. Even the business community in rural and
urban areas across the state is mounting unprecedented support because they
understand the reality described in a report from Wells Fargo Securities
that, '"The federal government's generous reimbursement for expanded
coverage is indeed too good to pass up.'" [3/21/12]

 

 

Channing Ansley
Director of Communications
Office of the Governor
(573) 751-0290

channing.ansley at mo.gov

 

 

 

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