While avoiding the terminology, House Budget Committee Chair Ryan proposes to "restructure Medicaid" by effectively converting the program into a block grant.  To learn how the proposal would leave the state, and particularly our seniors, childrens, individuals with disabilities, and providers holding the bag, click here.

Many Missourians want to know how the Governor would trim $67 million from Medicaid in FY 2012 without cutting eligibility.  To learn more about the sources of the savings, click here.

Unless Congress acts, federal extended unemployment benefits will end on November 30. Two million Americans and more than 44,000 Missourians will lose the benefits that help them keep food on the table, pay their rent or mortgage and keep utilities connected. Click here to to find out what is at stake in the most recent Policy Pulse.