Missouri voters will have a chance to decide whether the state should expand Medicaid in Tuesday’s primary election. Amendment 2 would modify the Missouri Constitution to extend Medicaid coverage to adults ages 19 to 64, with incomes at or below 133-percent of the federal poverty level. Emily Kalmer of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network says the amendment would benefit cancer patients and people with chronic health conditions who may have lost jobs in the COVID-19 crisis. She points out that lower-income Missourians would also be able to access early detection and diagnostic tests through Medicaid.
She adds the earlier a cancer is detected, the more opportunities for treatment. Missouri’s Medicaid program currently doesn’t cover most adults without children, and the eligible income threshold is among the lowest in the nation. Opponents of expansion include the Missouri Farm Bureau, which has said it will “cripple” the state budget.
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