JEFFERSON CITY • A key Republican in the Missouri House has unveiled a plan to shift Medicaid eligibility for thousands of Missourians — allowing some new people into the health care program for the poor while kicking others, including some children, out. Republican House leaders for weeks have been discussing the potential for Medicaid "transformation" as an alternative to an outright expansion proposed in the federal Affordable Care Act, but the bill Rep. Jay Barnes filed Tuesday — which he has dubbed "market-based Medicaid" — is the first clear indicator of the changes they will pursue. On Monday, a House committee rejected a federal-model plan supported by Democrats, including Gov. Jay...
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