1 in 4 Americans covered by Medicaid or CHIP health insurance
As of July 2021, a total of 83.6 million Americans were insured through either Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. That’s almost…
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Missouri takes months to process Medicaid applications — longer than law allows
Aneka French applied for Medicaid in October, not long after Missouri became the 38th state to expand eligibility for the…
Missouri finalizes $458M deal in opioid epidemic lawsuit
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri will get $458 million to help victims of the opioid epidemic as part of a…
Misinformation fuels false belief that Missouri COVID death figures are being inflated
On a recent Tuesday evening in southeastern Missouri, John Freeze stood in front of yet another angry group of constituents. Some…
State health agency seeks control of Title X funds that go to Planned Parenthood
Missouri’s state health department has applied to oversee federal family planning funds, a move reproductive health advocates fear would give…
Millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in months ahead
Federal and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic…
Missouri plotting official ‘end’ to COVID-19 pandemic as soon as March, document says
The state of Missouri is planning an official end to the COVID-19 pandemic as a public health crisis and will transition…
City to provide COVID-19 antigen test kits, N95 masks to at-risk residents, municipal employees
CITY HALL – The city’s health department plans to distribute 25,000 antigen test kits for COVID-19 and more than 53,000…
‘A shock’: Health care groups kept in dark when Missouri ended COVID emergency order
When Susan Klotz heard the governor had announced he would be allowing the COVID-19 state of emergency to expire at…
Before ouster, Missouri health director drafted letter to senators that was never sent
On the Friday before a drawn-out confirmation battle ended with his ouster from office, Missouri state Health Director Donald Kauerauf wrote…
Exits by Black and Hispanic teachers pose new threat to COVID-era education
Lynette Henley needed one more year to receive her full pension after 40 years as a teacher, but she couldn’t…
Valentine’s Day: The pressures of shopping for romance
For many couples, Valentine’s Day is crunch time. Research has shown that romantic relationships are more likely to end on or around…
Many faith leaders wary of religious exemptions for vaccine
By the thousands, Americans have been seeking religious exemptions in order to circumvent COVID-19 vaccination mandates, but generally they are…
COVID vaccine for children under 5 delayed until at least April
WASHINGTON — A COVID-19 vaccine for young children will be delayed by at least two months as Pfizer and BioNTech…
Court tosses laws that blocked referendum on 2019 abortion bill
In a case that grew out of a law making it a crime for a doctor to perform an abortion…
State’s war on public health shows extent of national rift
ST. LOUIS — Republican Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon believes that COVID-19 vaccinations, especially among children, should cease until the…