In 2005, Koster Voted To Cut Medicaid Spending, Then Claimed He Regretted The VoteNo Other Issue Dogs Kosters Candidacy Like His Vote In 2005 To Cut Medicaid Spending, Eliminating Health Care For 100,000 Missourians. (Tim Hoover, Kosters Party Switch In Missouri Leaves Hard Feelings On Both Sides Of Partisan Fence, The Kansas City Star, 12/4/07)In 2007, Koster Said He Regretted The Vote. At recent public appearances, Koster has said he regretted that vote. (Tim Hoover, Kosters Party Switch In Missouri Leaves Hard Feelings On Both Sides Of Partisan Fence, The Kansas City Star, 12/4/07)I Was Two Months In The Senate When I Cast That Vote, He Said, Adding That He Did Not Know The Cuts Would Be As Far-Reaching As They Were. (Tim Hoover, Kosters Party Switch In Missouri Leaves Hard Feelings On Both Sides Of Partisan Fence, The Kansas City Star, 12/4/07)The Amendment Koster Voted For Would Cut About 89,000 Off The Medicaid ProgramOn March 17, 2005, Koster Voted Yea On The 3rd Reading Of SS SB 539, A Bill To Make A Variety Of Reductions In The Medicaid Program, Cutting About 89,000 Off The Program And Sunsetting Medicaid On June 30, 2008. (Journal of the Senate First Regular Session, Missouri State Senate, 3/17/05)On March 15, 2005, Koster Voted Yea On The Perfection Of SS SB 539, The Bill To Make A Variety Of Reductions In The Medicaid Program, Cutting About 89,000 Off The Program And Sunsetting Medicaid On June 30, 2008. (SS/SB 539, Current Bill Summary, Missouri State Senate, Accessed 9/19/15) This Act Reduces Income Levels For Eligibility And Eliminates Some Optional Services, Including The Medical Assistance For The Working Disabled (MAWD) And General Relief Medical Assistance Programs. (SS/SB 539, Current Bill Summary, Missouri State Senate, Accessed 9/19/15)The Legislation Shrank Medicaid Coverage For More Than 40,000 People, Including 24,000 Elderly And Disabled People The Legislation Would Shrink The State Medicaid Program And Eliminate Coverage For More Than 40,000 People. The Missouri Senate gave final approval Thursday to a plan that would shrink the state Medicaid program and eliminate coverage for more than 40,000 people. (Medicaid Plan Heads To House In Missouri, The Kansas City Star, 3/18/05)The Legislation Was Expected To Eliminate Coverage For About 100,000 Missourians. Blunt signed legislation Tuesday that authorizes cuts to Missouri's Medicaid program. Medicaid uses tax money to pay for health care for 1 million people. The cut, when considered along with others outlined in various budget proposals approved in the House and Senate, is expected to eliminate coverage for about 100,000 Missourians. The legislation signed by the governor would save the state at least $368 million. (Medicaid Protests Hit Capitol, The Kansas City Star, 4/28/05)About 24,000 Elderly And Disabled People Were Expected To Lose Medical Coverage. About 24,000 elderly and disabled people are expected to lose medical coverage. Others will have their coverage reduced if they make too much money. (Medicaid Protests Hit Capitol, The Kansas City Star, 4/28/05)

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