Federal spending bill ensures one year continuous coverage for Missouri kids in Medicaid, CHIP

Roughly half of the 1.4 million Missourians enrolled in Medicaid are children (Getty Images).Missouri will be required to provide year-long, continuous coverage for anyone under age 19 enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, as part of a $1.7 trillion spending package expected to be approved by Congress this week. In a move advocates have long pushed for…