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July 14, 2021Jefferson City, Mo. |  By: AP

Missouri Medicaid expansion's fate up to state Supreme Court


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Lawyers arguing over Medicaid expansion in Missouri say the newly approved constitutional amendment should stand.

A lawsuit over the implementation of Medicaid expansion was argued before the state Supreme Court Tuesday. A circuit court judge last month deemed the voter-approved amendment unconstitutional.

Republican Gov. Mike Parson is refusing to enact it after the GOP-led Legislature didn't provide any new funding for it. The Attorney General's Office is defending Parson.

The solicitor general asked judges to let the amendment stand and interpret it to give lawmakers the option to block funding for only newly eligible patients.