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State General Revenue Needed for First Time to Fund Missouri ...

On Wednesday, Missouri is tapping the general revenue fund for Medicaid expansion for the first time since voters approved it in 2020, with lawmakers asked to send the bill to Governor Mike Kehoe by March 15 due to a federal FIFA World Cup grant.
Because federal COVID-era aid tapered off, state leaders turned to other revenue sources as federal COVID-era funds and taxes on medical providers dwindled, prompting $13.5 billion appropriated for more than 363,000 people.
Kehoe’s supplemental requests include $79.9 million in general revenue, matched by $409 million in federal funding, to finish the fiscal year, part of a $1.1 billion Medicaid supplemental that includes a $572 million general revenue ask, with funds for system updates.
No one on the 31-member House Budget Committee questioned the request during the hearing, though state Rep. Don Mayhew signaled opposition while Rep. Betsy Fogle and Dan Haug defended it.
In the coming year Missouri faces added SNAP administration costs that shift more burden to the state as separate fund legislation failed and a court decision on state road fund complicates budgeting.

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State general revenue needed for first time to fund Missouri Medicaid expansion

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