Missouri House refuses to pay for Medicaid expansion

(AP) The Missouri House has voted against paying for Medicaid expansion. The Republican-led chamber on Thursday passed a budget proposal without enough funding to cover more people under the government health care program. Missouri voters last year voted to expand eligibility for the program to thousands more low-income adults. The policy is now enshrined in the state Constitution. The House budget leader says the goal of keeping that funding out of the budget is to prevent expansion from happening as scheduled in July. Democratic lawmakers say the move goes against what residents voted for last year.