Bishop Eric Morrison, who serves as the lead pastor at Kingdom Word Ministries in Kansas City, fought for Medicaid expansion in Missouri because he had seen the costs to people’s lives when they couldn’t afford to go to the doctor and pay for medicine.
Takeaways
- As new Medicaid work requirements loom, community groups are working to help people meet paperwork requirements and maintain coverage.
- Estimates are that 10 million people could lose Medicaid over the next decade because of work requirements and other changes to federal law.
- Advocates are urging patients enrolled in Medicaid expansion through MO HealthNet to verify that their contact information is current with the state.
Then, half a decade ago, he saw the relief that came after voters changed the law to give more low-income Missourians access to the government health insurance program, known in Missouri as MO HealthNet.
He’s not about to let that be taken away when upcoming changes in federal law add work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks for some Medicaid coverage.
“That’s what the 911 is,” Morrison said. “Imagine someone who’s on blood pressure medication (losing coverage) and then having to wait before they can re-register. They probably aren’t going to make it.”…