93.9 The Eagle – The News and Talk of Columbia, MO
(MissouriNet) The state’s Medicaid director will present his budget to the Missouri House Budget Committee Tuesday morning in Jefferson City.
The governor credits former House Speaker and current Medicaid Director Todd Richardson for finding $84 million in savings in the Medicaid system.
“Across the program, with both big chunks and small chunks, we’ve been working to identify those efficiencies that allow us to deliver a better program,” said Richardson.
Medicaid is a federal and state program that assists with medical costs for residents with limited incomes. Missouri’s Medicaid budget accounts for more than one-third of the state’s $30 billion operating budget.
