Washington put Missouri health policy on the clock

By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief

Good morning,

Two health care fights that have been grinding through state politics now have fresh pressure from Washington.

In one, Missouri lawmakers who have spent years trying to open the door to psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans are watching the VA move ahead with a new clinical trial. In the other, states are getting new federal guidance on Medicaid work requirements — and not much time to build the systems needed to enforce them.

by Rebecca Rivas

After years of failed efforts in Jefferson City, a new VA trial has Missouri supporters of psychedelic-assisted therapy hoping the federal government can help move a stalled debate.

by Anna Claire Vollers

New federal guidance gives states more detail on Medicaid work requirements, but the deadline is coming fast — and critics warn paperwork problems could cost eligible people their coverage.

by Madelyn Yoo

Physical and emotional health of students, their families, and the places they live in, has never been considered in the context of state takeover policy, despite evidence of emotional impacts on affected, often Black and low-income, communities.

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