Post by Logan on Apr 21, 2016 16:42:37 GMT -6
Legislature boosts education money, cuts Planned Parenthood
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Planned Parenthood will lose state funding while universities, colleges and public schools will see millions of dollars more under a Missouri budget passed Thursday by the Legislature.
The $27 billion spending plan now goes to Gov. Jay Nixon, who has the power to veto individual budget lines. The budget will take effect July 1.
Lawmakers blocked Medicaid funding from going to any entity that offers elective abortions. State money already is prohibited from paying for abortions, but Planned Parenthood currently accepts Medicaid payments for services such as vaccinations and exams.
Medicaid, which covers health care for people with low incomes, would get $10.2 billion, with about half coming from the federal government. The budget passed last year allocated $9.3 billion for Medicaid, and the state's share of that spending has increased by about $530 million since the 2013 fiscal year.
Read more: hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MO_XGR_MISSOURI_BUDGET_MOOL-?SITE=MOCAP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Planned Parenthood will lose state funding while universities, colleges and public schools will see millions of dollars more under a Missouri budget passed Thursday by the Legislature.
The $27 billion spending plan now goes to Gov. Jay Nixon, who has the power to veto individual budget lines. The budget will take effect July 1.
Lawmakers blocked Medicaid funding from going to any entity that offers elective abortions. State money already is prohibited from paying for abortions, but Planned Parenthood currently accepts Medicaid payments for services such as vaccinations and exams.
Medicaid, which covers health care for people with low incomes, would get $10.2 billion, with about half coming from the federal government. The budget passed last year allocated $9.3 billion for Medicaid, and the state's share of that spending has increased by about $530 million since the 2013 fiscal year.
Read more: hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MO_XGR_MISSOURI_BUDGET_MOOL-?SITE=MOCAP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT