Governor Parson can no longer deny Medicaid health care expansion

(AP) — A Missouri judge says Gov. Mike Parson can no longer deny Medicaid health care to thousands more newly eligible adults. Cole County Judge Jon Beetem issued the order Tuesday. 

Missouri voters in 2020 approved the constitutional amendment making more low-income adults eligible for the government health care program. 

But Republican Gov. Mike Parson refused to implement the amendment after the GOP-led Legislature didn’t provide any funding. 

The latest ruling is a major victory for supporters of Medicaid expansion.