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  "path": "/2026/02/19/plan-to-put-medicaid-work-requirements-in-missouri-constitution-advances/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T21:48:56.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Government + Politics",
    "Health Care",
    "Legislature",
    "Aaron Crossley",
    "Ashley Aune",
    "Betsy Fogle",
    "Darin Chappell",
    "Jess Bax",
    "Medicaid",
    "Medicaid work requirements",
    "Melissa Douglas",
    "Mike Kehoe",
    "Missouri Department of Social Services",
    "MO HealthNet"
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  "textContent": "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 […]",
  "title": "Plan to put Medicaid work requirements in Missouri Constitution advances"
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