Healthcare Sales Tax Isn’t Off the Table in Missouri Amendment 5 Proposal

A Sales Tax on Doctor Visits and Medicine? In Missouri, Some Worry

ST. LOUIS — Missouri healthcare advocate Leslie Ortbals and her husband want to start a family, but she worries they can’t afford it. The 27-year-old said she takes 10 medications daily to manage multiple chronic illnesses. Now she worries the cost of those drugs could rise — not because of price increases, but because of a tax system revamp put on the ballot by the state’s Republican-dominated legislature and backed by the Republican governor. …

Analysis Warns 'The Wealthiest' Will Benefit If Missouri Passes Dark Money-Backed Amendment 5

While Missouri's 1% would get major tax breaks, one tax policy expert said, "working families and seniors would be asked to make up the difference."

Healthcare sales tax isn’t off the table in Missouri Amendment 5 proposal

Missouri's Amendment 5 could add sales tax to the cost of healthcare services. (Getty Images)ST. LOUIS — Missouri healthcare advocate Leslie Ortbals and her husband want to start a family, but she worries they can’t afford it. The 27-year-old said she takes 10 medications daily to manage multiple chronic illnesses. Now she worries the cost of those drugs could rise — not because of price increases, but because of a tax system revamp put on the b…

New Analysis: Amendment 5 Would Raise Taxes on Missouri Families and Seniors to Fund Tax Cuts for the Rich

Middle-income Missourians could pay hundreds more each year while the state’s wealthiest households receive an average tax cut of nearly $40,000 Amendment 5, which Missouri voters will consider on August 4, would shift a greater share of state taxes onto middle-income families, seniors, and military households while delivering substantial tax cuts to the state’s richest residents, a new analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy…

A Sales Tax on Doctor Visits and Medicine? In Missouri, Some Worry - Health Care Today

ST. LOUIS — Missouri healthcare advocate Leslie Ortbals and her husband want to start a family, but she worries they can’t afford it. The 27-year-old said she takes 10 medications daily to manage multiple chronic illnesses. Now she worries the cost of those drugs could rise — not because of price increases, but because of a tax system revamp put on the ballot by the state’s Republican-dominated legislature and backed by the Republican governor. …

Supporters of Phasing Out Missouri Income Tax Won't Talk Specifics Ahead of Public Vote

Supporters of phasing out the state income tax and replacing it with a broader tax on sales and services are not saying what new items would be taxed and how much higher sales taxes might rise if voters approve the proposal on the Aug. 4 primary ballot.