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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Concerns heard about Senate autism bill exclusions

by Bob Priddy on February 2, 2010

in Health & Medicine, Human Interest, Legislature

The proposal to force insurance companies to cover therapies for autism disorders might be leaving out thousands of Missouri children. This year’s version of the autism coverage mandate specifically excludes those who get healthcare through the Medicaid program—Mo Healthnet, as it’s called. [click to continue…]

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A lot of talk in Jefferson City about a policy to keep quiet

by Brent Martin 02/2/10 8:02 PM

A federal policy that requires some members of the military to keep quiet about their sexual orientation sparked a lot of talk in Jefferson City Tuesday.
State Senator Jolie Justus (D-Kansas City), who is open about her homosexuality, took to the Senate floor to announce her filing of a resolution calling on Congress to repeal Don’t [...]

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Autism insurance debate begins

by Bob Priddy 02/2/10 5:53 PM

The state senate has started debating whether private insurance companies should cover treatment of Autism disorders. Wentzville Senator Scott Rupp says, “Out of all of the neuro-biological disorders, which autism is, the top ten are all covered by insurance except autism which is number two in prevalence. ” He says it affects more children than children’s [...]

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Missouri members of Congress seek to rein in EPA

by Brent Martin 02/2/10 5:39 PM

Environmental Protection Agency officials would not be allowed to regulate greenhouse gases under legislation being filed by West-Central Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton and Southeast Missouri Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson.
Skelton says their bill would stop the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, keep the EPA from calculating foreign deforestation in setting ethanol [...]

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Bears baseball picked second in the Missouri Valley

by Bill Pollock 02/2/10 3:32 PM

A year after winning the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship, the Missouri State baseball team enters the 2010 season picked to finish second in the conference according to a vote of the league’s coaches, the conference announced Tuesday morning.

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