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Feb. 12, 2019Jefferson City, MO |  By: AP

Medicaid costs could be minimized if rules tightened

A new study says Missouri could save up to $1
billion a year within the next four years if it overhauls the state's Medicaid
health insurance program.

Adraft of the report does not recommend
tightening eligibility rules for Medicaid. State lawmakers are separately
considering a plan to require Medicaid recipients who are able to work.

The report says the state could alter reimbursement rates for hospitals,
doctors and nursing homes. It also recommends that more people be moved to
home-care services and says prescription drug costs could better managed.

The study began last year after former Gov. Eric Greitens pushed to find ways
to control Medicaid's escalating costs.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Monday the state owes it to citizens to find
ways to maximize the money spent on Medicaid.