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Carly Robertson has more from the Capitol.
Representative Robert Schaaf is a House leader in health care issues, but he is not happy with the Governor's new health care plan.
Schaaf says he feels this is an expansion of government and worries the plan over commits to the state.
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| Description: My colleagues felt that a pilot program would be the appropriate way to start to demonstrate savings beofef we would launch out a program across the entire state that then these would be reliant upon and if it didn't really show any savings to the state then probably wouldn't continue it. |
The Governor was given permission by the legislature to initiate a pilot program in two regions of the state.
However, the Governor went even further and Tuesday announced the creation of a plan offering coverage across the whole state.
From the state Capitol, I'm Carly Robertson.
Intro: One member of the GOP is not happy with Governor's newly introduced health care plan.
Carly Robertson has more from the Capitol.
The Governor's latest health plan is coming under attack from an unusual source- the leader of the MediCad issue in the House.
Representative Robert Schaaf says he feels betrayed by the Governor's actions and that Blunt did not follow the wishes of the legislature.
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| Description: "We really wanted to improve MO HealthNet and do a better job of taking care of people we already committed to take care of." |
InSure Missouri is a health care plan inititated by the Governor to offer coverage to low-income workers.
As a part of MO HealthNet, Blunt was given permission to create a pilot program in two regions of the state.
On Tuesday however, the Governor announced the launch of a plan that would help lower health care costs to all Missourians.
Schaaf says since this program covers working adults, many elderly may not get the chance to obtain coverage under the plan.
From the state Capitol, I'm Carly Robertson.