No Health Net
subscribeSt. Louis American
No surprises here, but this week Gov. Matt Blunt signed MO HealthNet (aka SB 577, or No Health Net) into law and was promptly pounced upon by Democrats and public health advocates for "making his Medicaid cuts of 2005 permanent, officially completing his broken promise not to cut Medicaid." More than 700,000 Missourians, including 121,000 children, are without health care, and those who still have it are paying higher co-pays and premiums. We will hear much more about this legislation from both sides as the Blunt vs. Jay Nixon race heats up.