Plan to put Medicaid work requirements in Missouri Constitution advances

By: Steph Quinn

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 1,106

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Missouri Republicans voted Thursday to advance a plan to add Medicaid work requirements to the state Constitution, hoping to put the issue before voters in November.

Democrats insist the proposal, which passed the Missouri House 99-48 on a party-line vote, would open the door for state lawmakers to defund the voter-approved expansion of Missouri’s Medicaid program, MO HealthNet.

House Minority Leader Ashley Aune, a Democrat from Kansas City, told reporters that defunding Medicaid …

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