Missouri Medicaid will no longer cover chiropractic care after budget cuts

By: Steph Quinn

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: June 15, 2026

Words: 1,012

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Dr. Quinn James testified in the Missouri Capitol for nine years before lawmakers passed legislation in 2018 that allows chiropractors like him to provide services through the state’s Medicaid program.

What convinced lawmakers to get behind the legislation, James told The Independent, were predictions that it could help the state spend less on Medicaid.

The Missouri Department of Social Services, which administers the state’s Medicaid program, MO HealthNet, estimated in 2018 that the …

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