As states tighten oversight, private equity’s healthcare deals decline
A wave of new state laws may be making it harder for private equity to scoop up hospitals and other…
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Missouri lawmakers press child welfare leaders on foster care deaths, staff turnover
Teddy Papadopoulos, father of Korbin Papadopoulos, wipes his eyes Wednesday after finishing prepared testimony about the death of his son…
Her Breast MRI Was Approved, But That Didn’t Mean Her Insurance Would Pay
Last year, Stephanie Halver’s primary care doctor consulted a risk assessment tool to calculate her chances of one day developing…
In Toss-Up House District, Voters Crave Leadership To Fix Broken Healthcare
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Carlos A. grew up in a family on Medicaid, which made healthcare an afterthought since the public…
Lactose intolerance is actually the human norm – but racism, the US government and business interests have made it into a condition
The majority of the world is unable to process the lactose in milk without uncomfortable symptoms Olga Miltsova/iStock via Getty…
Nowhere else to go: How Missouri left one man in jail for years waiting for mental health treatment
(Photo illustration by Marci Suela/The Marshall Project; source images: Jesse Bogan/The Marshall Project, Jana Shnipelson, via Unsplash, Clay County Circuit…
The Missouri Independent 100: Tracking the PACs funding state legislative races
(photo by Luri Gagarin/Getty Images) The last campaign finance reports before the Aug. 4 primary showed candidates for the Missouri…
Cheaper health insurance changed their lives. Then it went away.
Derrick Clark, 51, stands in front of the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 6, 2026. Over…
California Weighs Penalties for Healthcare Providers That Don’t Rein In Costs
California is weighing stiff penalties for hospitals and other healthcare entities that don’t stay under state spending limits, potentially levying…
Where Florida’s Gun Violence Exacts Its Biggest Toll on Black and Latino Children
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Just west of the St. Johns River, which divides this sprawling city racially and economically, 2-year-old A’mahri…
The Medicare GLP-1 Discount Has One Big Catch: Some Sick Patients Don’t Qualify
In January, Jeff La Marca got a prescription for the popular weight loss drug Zepbound. But he couldn’t afford the…
A Missouri military family needed IVF. Starbucks offered better coverage than the Army
Brianna and Elijah Campo admire their son, Wesley, on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, at their home at Fort Leonard Wood,…
Meet the conservative strategist working to upend Missouri Republican politics
Sophie Shore, pictured here at her home on Roach, founded the political consulting firm Missouri Maverick Strategies to “as an…
Why millions of people around the world will contract measles in 2026
Bangladesh has been experiencing measles outbreaks since May 2026, with more than 900 measles deaths. Sony Ramani/NurPhoto via Getty Images…
Missouri placed diabetic teen in a foster home not licensed to take him. He died 24 days later
Korbin Papadopoulos poses before his first demolition derby competition in August 2025 in Macon. He chose his father’s derby number,…
Trump’s court workarounds push limits but are within legal bounds, experts say
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office on August 6, 2026. Trump signed an executive order…