Policy and ideology

The Missouri General Assembly continue to debate the plan for expanding health care access to the working poor. Here's a sampling of the rhetoric.

Rep. Doug Ervin: "There's some who advocate that we should just do a straight Medicaid expansion. I'm not in that camp," Ervin said. "There are others who advocate that we should take a free-market approach and cover those healthy adults, able-bodied adults. I'm still not buying that."

Rep. Mary Still: "This plan does very little to help hard-working, but low paid folks afford insurance," Still stated during House floor debate."

Thanks to Brent Martin of the Missourinet for the great coverage.