Inconceivable

The Kansas City Star finds it nearly "inconceivable" that the Missouri General Assembly has not embraced the health insurance expansion proposal funded by Missouri's hospitals.

From the Star:

"A proposal that would enable an additional 35,000 adults to qualify for state-subsidized health insurance is still in limbo. Under the proposal, state hospitals would pay the state an extra $52.5 million a year. With that money, Missouri would qualify for an additional $93 million in federal funds for health care.

The agreement, which Gov. Jay Nixon worked out with the Missouri Hospital Association, would grant health-care coverage to more low-income Missourians without spending money from the general fund. It’s nearly inconceivable that legislators have taken so long to embrace this stellar opportunity."