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Missouri Legislature, Governor Spar over Medicaid Expansion

Gov. Jay Nixon wants to expand Medicaid eligibility to cover some 220,000 more Missourians, but he faces a large hurdle in that endeavor: the GOP-controlled state Legislature.

Gov. Jay Nixon wants to expand Medicaid eligibility to cover some 220,000 more Missourians, but he faces a large hurdle in that endeavor: the GOP-controlled state Legislature.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.