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Missouri failed to extend Medicaid for new moms. Lawmakers vow to try again.

By St. Louis Post-Dispatch  
   September 27, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY — More states have extended the length of time new moms can access Medicaid, but not Missouri. A plan to extend Medicaid coverage for low-income moms to one year after pregnancy — currently the cutoff is 60 days — died in the Missouri Senate this year due to Republican infighting.

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