State Border Splits Neighbors Into Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots

Missouri resident Patricia Powers had no health insurance when she was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago; she and her disabled husband were struggling to get by on, at most, $1,500 a month.  If they

On the Illinois side of the Mississippi river, many families struggling financially can get health care, thanks to Medicaid expansion. Meanwhile, their neighbors on the Missouri side don’t qualify.

(Image credit: Laura Ungar/Kaiser Health News)