Former state budget director not expecting Medicaid expansion

Will you see Medicaid expansion get any traction during the upcoming state legislative session? The Missouri Budget Project’s Tom Kruckmeyer is not so sure.

“Unfortunately, the state legislature has not gone along with the Medicaid expansion,” Kruckmeyer says. “The state’s leaving federal money on the table.”

The former state government chief economist says opponents claim expanding Medicaid would cost taxpayers. Kruckmeyer says that’s not the case.