Mo. lawmakers to look at budget, health insurance

Friday, June 24, 2011

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri legislators will be spending part of their summer looking for potential savings in the state budget and studying whether to enact a state-run health insurance exchange.

A Senate interim committee will look at whether Missouri should follow guidelines in the new federal health insurance law and set up a state-based insurance marketplace. The House passed such a bill this year, but it failed in the Senate because of opposition from some Republicans. Sen. Scott Rupp, of Wentzville, will serve as chairman.

A special interim House committee will look for savings in the state government. It will be led by House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan Silvey, a Republican from Kansas City.

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asb 1 year, 10 months ago

Talk about not living in reality . . . you can't shop without money. You can't reduce your demands if infirrm, old, or ignorant about healthy living. You can't do any more to raise health care costs than by leaving it all up to the folks who's profits depend on non-payment, exclusion, and monopoly . . . all areas of regulation and government involvement that are long overdue and critical. By all means, support Obama, even if for fantasy reasons. A collapsed America any time in the near future would put the world in a new and unprecedented dark ages for ages. This does appeal to fringe religious nuts but not normal people . . . see a trend here?

holden 1 year, 10 months ago

How can you reduce your demands if you have a chonic illness. That doesnt make any sense. I have a neurologic disabilty from a birth defect, how do I reduce my demands? I also have insurance through my employer, the state of Missouri. Which costs me more every year and I receive less benefits. Top that off with no raises in years and we have actually taken a reduction in pay. How do I afford to shop around? If I made $2000 less a year I would qualify for state aid. Thats below the poverty line.

asb 1 year, 10 months ago

That would be through some government process like, say, a death panel?

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