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U.S. judge rules insurers don’t have to cover many free preventive

WEBThe decision could affect millions of Americans’ access to no-cost preventive health care — including pregnancy-related care, cancer screenings, HIV prevention …

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Missouri takes months to process Medicaid applications — longer …

WEBBram Sable-Smith, Midwest Correspondent, joined KHN after eight years covering public health and the social safety net for Wisconsin Public Radio, The …

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Missouri will become the last state to enforce federal mental …

WEBTessa Weinberg covered education, health care and the legislature with the Missouri Independent. She previously covered the Missouri statehouse for The Kansas …

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Promoting telehealth in Missouri is a step to making health care …

WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging period for Missouri and the entire nation, with few positive outcomes to highlight. However, one notable exception …

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Bill ending Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood …

WEBThe bill’s passage Wednesday was a crucial step toward passing a plan to renew taxes set to expire later this year that are critical to funding Missouri’s Medicaid …

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Some Missourians could lose Medicaid coverage as eligibility …

WEBMissouri’s social services department will resume conducting Medicaid eligibility renewals on April 1 — allowing the state to once again remove people from its …

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COVID visitor restrictions curbed under new Missouri laws …

WEBTessa Weinberg covered education, health care and the legislature with the Missouri Independent. She previously covered the Missouri statehouse for The Kansas …

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Missouri’s thin dental safety net stretched amid Medicaid expansion

WEBRoughly 275,000 Missourians are newly eligible this year for Medicaid, the federal-state public health insurance program for people with low incomes, and they can …

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‘Are you going to keep me safe

WEBThis story was originally published by Kaiser Health News. The San Leandro Hospital emergency department, where nurse Mawata Kamara works, went into …

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Stark disparities persist in Missouri's maternal mortality rate, state

WEBA multi-year report analyzing maternal mortality in Missouri and published Monday found that women on Medicaid are eight times more likely to die within one year …

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Across Missouri mental health facilities, staffing shortages limit

WEBCOVID-19; Health Care; Across Missouri mental health facilities, staffing shortages limit access to patient care Asked how patients are being taken care of …

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Legal questions, inquiries intensify around rural Missouri hospital

WEBLegal questions, inquiries intensify around rural Missouri hospital closures. By: Sarah Jane Tribble - March 23, 2023 6:32 am. After Noble Health bought Audrain …

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Missouri hospitals lobby for changes to new Medicaid payment …

WEBMissouri lawmakers must finish work on the fiscal 2022 budget by Friday. And while the biggest spending issue of the session, Medicaid expansion, is off the …

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Missouri Medicaid director slated to return as state prepares …

WEBAnother outstanding question is the cost of Medicaid expansion and when appropriated funds will run out. Mathews said MO HealthNet’s budget staff has been …

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University of Kansas deal with Missouri hospital feels ‘terribly …

WEBGovernment + Politics; Health Care; Legislature; University of Kansas deal with Missouri hospital feels ‘terribly wrong’ to lawmakers ‘I can’t imagine the outrage of …

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To close racial gap in maternal health, some states take aim at

WEBDana Williams, top, and Khalyson McDuffie, doulas with Birth in Color, a Virginia group that offers doula services for pregnant patients of color and training for …

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Budget, Medicaid funding could dominate final weeks of Missouri

WEBEconomy; Education; Health Care; Legislature; Budget, Medicaid funding could dominate final weeks of Missouri legislative session Republicans also hope to …

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Missouri doctors fear vague emergency exception to abortion ban …

WEBGovernment + Politics; Health Care; Missouri doctors fear vague emergency exception to abortion ban puts patients at risk One doctor worried the ambiguity could …

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New Kansas City housing subsidies set by ZIP code could avoid

WEBFor generations, federal housing subsidies have provided a lifeline to families struggling to afford rent. But the maximum amount families got for rent stayed …

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Missouri prison healthcare contract won by company accused of …

WEBThe long-time contractor for medical services in Missouri’s prisons is protesting the state’s decision to award the business to a company that will charge more …

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New EPA rules will force fossil fuel power plants to cut pollution

WEBThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday released a sweeping set of rules aimed at cutting air, water and land pollution from fossil fuel-fired power …

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Missouri chief justice calls for action as hundreds wait in jails for

WEBThe number of people languishing in county jails for court-ordered mental health treatment before trial is a problem that must be addressed, both for the well …

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