Wrap: Governor Jay Nixon canceled next weeks Medicaid discussion after chairmen Senator Gary Romine and Representative Jay Barnes demanded the meeting be moved to the Capitol buidling....just two blocks down the road from the Nixon's original proposed spot.
One week before the meeting, the chairmen of the committees -- Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, and Sen. Gary Romine, R-Farmington -- accepted the invitation, on the condition the meeting be held in the Capitol building as part of a regular committee session.
But the Governor's office says he won't be attending that meeting anymore, after Republican Representative Jay Barnes announced he would rather have it in the state Capitol than the Governor's office building right down the street.
Although Republicans voiced strong opposition to a Medicaid expansion in the past, opposing parties teamed up in an interim hearing to brainstorm ways to fix the state's Medicaid program. The Republican committee chair, Rep. Jay Barnes, Jefferson City, led packed hearing room. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle acknowledged that they would need to work together to come up with a workable options.
But Republicans like Representative Jay Barnes say the Department will receive the last 4 months of funds when lawmakers convene next session and an investigation has been completed.
Republican Representative Jay Barnes tried to persuade representatives to vote yes during the thirty minute period, as Democratic Senate sponsor Jamilah Nasheed tried to convince representatives from the sidelines.
Republican State Representative Jay Barnes is sponsoring a bill to expand Missouri Medicaid program as part of the federal health care law. He says McCaslin never even testified in favor of his bill, even though Gov. Jay Nixon wanted the expansion.
Wrap: Representative Jay Barnes bill would expand the Medicaid program for adults, but it does not cover as many Missourians as called for by the Obama administration and it removes thousands of children from the program.
Rep. Jay Barnes sponsored a bill that would reform the state's Medicaid system, including expanding eligibility to 100 percent of the federal poverty level while reducing eligibility for pregnant women and the State Children's Health Insurance Program. He admitted last week that the legislation had no chance of passing the General Assembly this year after Senate leadership declared the issue "dead."
Earlier in the week Republican Representative Jay Barnes said he feared the contract would result in some being pressured into federal aid for their entire lives.
Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, said that the discussion needed to avoid a purely "Gradgrindian" approach and look at the issue from a moral perspective.
The third party used to print licenses under the new licensing system, MorphoTrust USA, formerly called L-1 Identity Solutions, is used by 46 other states for the same purposes. Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, voiced concern that the large amount of personal information sent to MorphoTrust made the company a target for hackers. He argued that the same was true for the Department of Revenue, where source documents are sent before moving on to the printer.
Even though Republicans have defeated Democratic-backed measures twice so far, one Republican is sponsoring legislation that would address eligibility for the state's Medicaid program. Rep. Jay Barnes' bill would transform the Medicaid systems as well as expand it. In February, Barnes, R-Jefferson City, said he believes Medicaid expansion as prescribed by the federal law is not the way to go and transformation of the system is a better alternative.
"What we are talking about is personally identifiable information...and how that is shared with others," said Committee Chairman Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City. "It is not this committee's role to indict or declare any activity legal or illegal. Instead our job is to discern the facts as best we can with testimony here today, and to use those facts to determine that the legislative solution is necessary, warranted or possible."
Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, said he believes Medicaid expansion is not the way to go. He said expansion will receive little support from House Republicans.
But on the other side of the aisle, Jefferson City Representative Jay Barnes says there's no interest in the expansion amongst Republicans ,and he is working on legislation to change the current system. No details yet on that proposal.
Nixon's announcement came just a few hours after Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, called on Huff to allow Missourians to renew their health insurance for 2014. He said Missouri was one of six states not to allow renewals and that it was necessary so Missourians did not feel the "blunt" effects of losing their coverage.
Nixon's announcement came just a few hours after Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, called on Huff to allow Missourians to renew their health insurance for 2014. He said Missouri was one of six states not to allow renewals and that it was necessary so Missourians did not feel the "blunt" effects of losing their coverage.
Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, and Rep. Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, were the only two of eight committee members who voted to accept an increased cap.
Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, and Rep. Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, were the only two of eight committee members who voted to accept an increased cap.
The chairman, Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, led the packed hearing room and gave the lawmakers until Oct. 15 to work on ideas to improve the state's Medicaid program.
The chairman, Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, led the packed hearing room and gave the lawmakers until Oct. 15 to work on ideas to improve the state's Medicaid program.
Rep. Jay Barnes sponsored legislation this year to expand the state's Medicaid program as part of the federal health care law. In an interview Tuesday afternoon, Barnes said McCaslin had never testified in support of legislation to modify the Medicaid program, even though Gov. Jay Nixon has been fiercely lobbying for the expansion.
Rep. Jay Barnes sponsored a bill that would reform the state's Medicaid system, including expanding eligibility to 100 percent of the federal poverty level while reducing eligibility for pregnant women and the State Children's Health Insurance Program. He admitted last week that the legislation had no chance of passing the General Assembly this year after Senate leadership declared the issue "dead."
Rep. Jay Barnes sponsored a bill that would reform the state's Medicaid system, including expanding eligibility to 100 percent of the federal poverty level while reducing eligibility for pregnant women and the State Children's Health Insurance Program. He admitted last week that the legislation had no chance of passing the General Assembly this year after Senate leadership declared the issue "dead."
Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, said that since the Senate declared Medicaid expansion "dead" his bill has no chance of passage. He said once the Senate says something is dead, it is.
The House Government Oversight Committee passed a Medicaid bill Monday that combined four individual bills sponsored by Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City.
Nixon said there is a lot of work to do but he believes the legislative session has not hit halftime yet. Nixon said he supports some of the Medicaid expansion work of Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City. Barnes' bill passed the House Government Oversight and Accountability committee on Wednesday, and would allow private insurers to compete to cover Missouri's Medicaid enrollees.
House Governmental Oversight Committee Chair Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, presented to his committee a broad set of changes in the Medicaid system that includes expanding eligibility levels for some adults.
Even though Republicans have defeated Democratic-backed measures twice so far, one Republican is sponsoring legislation that would address eligibility for the state's Medicaid program. Rep. Jay Barnes' bill would transform the Medicaid systems as well as expand it.
Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, said Medicaid expansion will not receive much support from the House Republican caucus. Instead, Barnes said "stay tuned" for his legislation that will enact changes to the state's Medicaid program to deliver better care.
Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, said Medicaid expansion will not receive much support from the House Republican caucus. Instead, Barnes said "stay tuned" for his legislation that will enact changes to the state's Medicaid program to deliver better care.
Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, proposed a bill that would prohibit children ages six and under from using tanning devices. Any person under six years of age who uses a tanning device or any guardian who knowingly allows his or her child to use a tanning device would be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. Barnes said his bill is intended to protect children from the growth of a public health crisis.