Missouri Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Despite Resistance From Republican Leaders

Nika Cotton opened her own shop, Soulcentritea, just weeks ago. When public schools shut down in the spring, Cotton had no one to watch her young children who are 8 and 10. So she quit her job in social work — and lost her health insurance — in order to start her own business.

Missouri is the second state to expand the health care program via ballot measure during the pandemic. Nearly a quarter million people could get health insurance thanks to the measure.

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