Child poverty at record low thanks to government programs, report says
Despite all the economic dislocation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, child poverty and uninsurance were at record lows last year,…
Health
Hospitals in ‘crisis’ as staff shortages persist at mental health centers
Hospitals across Missouri are facing a “crisis” caring for patients in acute care settings who can’t find long-term care through…
Medicaid applications are now processed within federal deadline, officials assert
Missouri officials said Wednesday Medicaid applications are now being processed within the federally mandated timeline of 45 days, a step…
New fight opens in Congress over VA policy that sidesteps state abortion bans
Democrats in the U.S. Senate are confident the Department of Veterans Affairs can implement a new policy that allows its…
‘It’s becoming too expensive to live’: Anxious older adults try to cope with limited budgets
Economic insecurity is upending the lives of millions of older adults as soaring housing costs and inflation diminish the value…
CDC endorses updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters for this fall
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has signed off on the approval from the agency’s independent vaccine advisers that recommended an…
Federal report shows Missouri Medicaid application wait times among worst in nation
A federal report released Thursday shows that Missouri ranks at or near the bottom nationally in terms of processing Medicaid applications in…
Abortion-rights groups alarmed by St. Louis’ moving AG lawsuit to federal court
When the attorney general’s lawsuit challenging St. Louis’ plan to use federal funds to support abortion access was moved to…
Court weighs appeal of state ruling that struck down local power to impose COVID-19 orders
A coalition of counties and local health centers has urged judges on the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals to…
Advocates praise Missouri’s new child trafficking law as promising first step
A new law that went into effect this week seeks to improve how Missouri combats child sex trafficking by preventing…
Medicaid wait list averages 90 days; Missouri has a month to cut it in half
Missouri has just over one month to get its Medicaid program back into compliance with federal regulations, and state officials…
Jewish congregations mount legal challenges to state abortion bans
Thousands of years of Jewish scripture make it clear that access to abortion care is a requirement of Jewish law…
St. Louis files counterclaim against Missouri AG in lawsuit over abortion access
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt relied on an unconstitutional law when he sued the city of St. Louis to block it…
Collapse of private equity-backed Missouri hospitals mired employees in medical bills
The first unexpected bill arrived in December, just weeks before Tara Lovell’s husband of 40 years died from bladder cancer.…
Crisis centers see wave of calls since 988 suicide hotline’s launching
In its first days of operation in July, a newly revamped, national mental health hotline was already exceeding Missouri providers’…
World Health Organization plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns
(AP) — The World Health Organization says it’s holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised…