KBIA Public Radio

By: Sebastian Martinez Valdivia

Trucks hauling timber out of the Ozarks flew by on Route 60, which runs right through the town of 2,700. The clinic sits next to the First Baptist Church, which donated the building. It’s open once a week, and… it’s free… Joan Alker heads the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University. According to her research, “states are putting more red tape on families who are trying to enroll their families in Medicaid, or making it harder for them to renew and extend their Medicaid coverage.” The center’s research shows Missouri has seen one of the biggest increases in uninsured children in the country.

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