Hopes dwindle that Missouri lawmakers will extend postpartum care for new mothers
A bipartisan proposal to extend postpartum care for low-income women in Missouri to a full year after they’ve given birth…
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Missouri finally expanded Medicaid, but hard work remains
Three months after Medicaid expansion was first slated to go into effect, newly eligible individuals can finally begin to enroll…
U.S. House Democrats want to expand both Medicare and Medicaid
WASHINGTON — New Medicare benefits,, such as dental care, for older Americans. An expansion of eligibility for Medicaid for low-income…
Drug middlemen fight to limit pharmacies insured patients can use
In the first test of a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, drug middlemen last week argued that federal law gives…
State must immediately let Missourians enroll in expanded Medicaid, judge rules
The Missouri Department of Social Services must allow newly eligible residents that qualify for benefits under voter-approved Medicaid expansion to…
In new abortion fight, ‘my body, my choice’ slogan may be outdated
One of the blockbuster cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear in its upcoming session is a challenge to Mississippi’s 15-week…
I’m Black. I got the COVID vaccine
I won’t try to convince fellow Black Americans that they should get the COVID-19 vaccine, only share my thought process…
Missouri vaccine rollout faces misinformation, mistrust
In the pages of Missouri’s initial plan for how to distribute the highly anticipated coronavirus vaccine was a paragraph touting…
High court seems likely to leave health care law in place
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to leave in place the bulk of the Affordable Care Act,…
Cities declare racism a health crisis, but some doubt impact
CHICAGO (AP) — Christy DeGallerie noticed a startling trend in her online group for coronavirus survivors: White patients got medications…
Trump promotes health care ‘vision,’ but gaps remain
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — More than three-and-a-half years into his presidency and 40 days from an election, President Donald Trump…
Ginsburg’s death exposes fragility of health law protection
WASHINGTON (AP) — With COVID-19 the newest preexisting condition, the Obama-era health law that protects Americans from insurance discrimination is…
Michelle Obama: Vote like your lives depend on it
Michelle Obama warned Americans to “vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it” in her speech at the…
Missouri health officials replacing outdated computer system
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — It took a global pandemic to convince Missouri health officials to abandon a more than two-decade-old,…