Missouri Senate opens annual session with bitter divisions on display
At the west end of the Missouri Capitol on Wednesday, the state House opened the annual legislative session in the…
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GOP lawmakers renew effort to bar Planned Parenthood from Missouri Medicaid
After the issue ground legislative work to a halt last year, Missouri Republican lawmakers plan to renew their efforts to…
St. Louis-based Medicaid giant Centene settles fraud allegations with Kansas for $27.6M
St. Louis-based Centene, the nation’s largest Medicaid managed care provider, has settled fraud allegations with a fifth state, Kansas Attorney…
Planned Parenthood wants feds to block Missouri rule targeting its Medicaid funding
Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri is calling for President Joe Biden’s administration to intervene to…
Program to aid disabled children isn’t yet operating
A state lawmaker who helped secure nearly $3 million in funding to launch a pilot program to provide medically fragile…
New rules on Missouri abortion clinics set to take effect
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The administration of Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, has enacted more rules on Missouri abortion clinics.…
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…
In new abortion fight, ‘my body, my choice’ slogan may be outdated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…
On day Medicaid expansion would have started, Missourians protest
Protesters had a special delivery for Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday, but they couldn’t reach him. On the day more…
Missouri Senate OKs Medicaid funding, rejects push to ban Planned Parenthood
A bipartisan coalition handed anti-abortion activists a rare defeat in the Missouri Senate Friday night, rejecting a push to ban Planned…
Contraception, Planned Parenthood dominate debate as Missouri Senate returns to Capitol
If state lawmakers approve the limits on Planned Parenthood’s participation in state medical funding suggested by Gov. Mike Parson, it…
Parson calls special session, setting up debate on contraceptives, Planned Parenthood
A special session to extend provider taxes essential to the state’s Medicaid program will begin at noon Wednesday, Gov. Mike Parson announced…
Missouri hospitals sue to block changes in Medicaid payments
After obtaining some relief from lawmakers for revenue cuts likely from a change in the way Medicaid pays for outpatient services, Missouri…
Centene agrees to settle Medicaid fraud claims for $143 million
In what could be a harbinger of more settlements, Medicaid managed-care contractor Centene Corp. settled on Monday potential fraud claims…
Jaco: Missouri diverts tax dollars for the needy to anti-abortion extremists
The pro-Trump Tea Party white “populist” rage that fuels Missouri’s governing GOP super-majority has kept one principle from the old…
Ashcroft urges Missouri Senate to shut down debate for Medicaid funding
Republicans in the Missouri Senate should move to shut down debate if a filibuster blocks anti-abortion lawmakers from putting their stamp…