Since federal funding will cover 100 percent of the costs through 2016 and then be reduced incrementally to 90 percent over the next four years, the Missouri budget summary indicates that "expanding access to our Medicaid system will infuse nearly $2 billion of additional federal funds into the economy of Missouri " (Missouri Budget, Fiscal Year 2015 Summary). ... Analysts examining ten other states conclude that Medicaid expansion would not only significantly increase federal dollars for the program, but would also increase economic activity through increased jobs and earnings, as well as s...

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