Five More Ways to Increase Poverty in Missouri
As a followup to a post from last year on ways Missouri legislators and government officials drive low-income workers into poverty, I have collected another set of roadblocks unfairly placed on poor people. The list this time includes corporations that have developed products and services that target low-income or vulnerable populations. 1. Block Medicaid Expansion. FamiliesUSA infographic (click for full size view) Missouri legislators get the prize for going the extra mile on this. Even strongly Republican-led states like Indiana , Tennessee , Utah and Wyoming are either considering expanding or have decided to expand Medicaid, a state-administered health program supporting very low-income workers and their families. Wyoming's plan to expand Medicaid will provide 17,600 people with access to health care, plus provide 800 jobs. States like Wyoming are realizing that expanding Medicaid relieves hospitals from uncompensated costs. “I will do everything I can to pre...