2020 Missouri Amendment 2

2020 Missouri Amendment 2, also known as the Medicaid Expansion Initiative, was a ballot measure to amend the Constitution of Missouri to expand Medicaid. The initiative was on the August 4, 2020 primary ballot, and passed with 53.27% of the vote.[1]

Constitutional Amendment 2

Medicaid Expansion Initiative
Results
Response Votes % Yes 676,687 53.27% No 593,491 46.73% Total votes 1,270,178 100.00%
Yes   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60% No   80–90%   70–80%   60–70%   50–60%
Source: Missouri Secretary of State,[1] The New York Times[2]

Contents

The amendment appeared on the ballot as follows:[3]

Do you want to amend the Missouri Constitution to:

• adopt Medicaid Expansion for persons 19 to 64 years old with an income level at or below 133% of the federal poverty level, as set forth in the Affordable Care Act;
• require the state to pay for all birth control and family planning services (including the morning-after pill) for all state residents at least 13 years old;
• prohibit placing greater or additional burdens on eligibility or enrollment standards, methodologies or practices on persons covered under Medicaid Expansion than on any other population eligible for Medicaid; and
• require state agencies to take all actions necessary to maximize federal financial participation in funding medical assistance under Medicaid Expansion?

State government entities are estimated to have one-time costs of approximately $6.4 million and an unknown annual net fiscal impact by 2026 ranging from increased costs of at least $200 million to savings of $1 billion. Local governments expect costs to decrease by an unknown amount.

Results

Constitutional Amendment 2[1]

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	676,687	53.27
No	593,491	46.73
Total votes	1,270,178	100.00

See also

• 2020 Oklahoma Question 802, a similar ballot measure in Oklahoma
• List of Missouri ballot measures
• 2020 Missouri elections

References

1. "All Results 2020 Primary 8/4/2020" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
2. "Live Results: Missouri Medicaid Expansion Amendment". The New York Times. August 7, 2020. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
3. Ashcroft, John R. (June 13, 2019). "2020 Initiative Petitions Approved for Circulation in Missouri". Missouri Secretary of State. Missouri Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

External links

• 2020 Missouri Amendment 2 at Ballotpedia