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Governor Nixon recommends a 120-million dollar funding cut for the Medicaid program. But the administration thinks the cuts will be mostly painless. [click to continue…]

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Health care overhaul passes without Missouri support

by Brent Martin 11/9/09 7:47 AM

A health care overhaul has passed the House in Washington without much help from Missouri’s Congressional delegation.
Democratic leaders in the House were able to convince enough reluctant Democrats to vote in favor of the measure to squeeze out a 220-215 vote and send the massive bill to the Senate. The vote came Saturday evening after [...]

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Jefferson City awaits Washington health care outcome

by Brent Martin 10/6/09 8:42 AM

Health care will once again be a big topic of discussion when the legislature returns to Jefferson City in January, but that discussion could be shaped in large part by how health care legislation plays out in Washington.
State lawmakers are closely watching the developments in the health care debate in Washington. House Majority Floor Leader [...]

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AG Koster announces additional $22 million recovery from Pfizer today

by admin 09/2/09 1:03 PM

"All-time high in Missouri’s Medicaid fraud recovery"
Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that Missouri will receive $22 million as part of the largest nationwide Medicaid fraud settlement in history. This recovery adds to Missouri’s record-breaking year for Medicaid fraud recovery, Koster says. The Attorney General’s Medicaid fraud unit has collected more than $75 [...]

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Kids Count report: child abuse down, high school dropouts up

by admin 05/17/09 9:10 PM

The annual KidsCount report is out. It provides county-by-county data on the health and wellbeing of Missouri’schildren.
While child abuseand neglect cases in Missouriare down from last year, high school dropout rates are higher.
The Kids Countreport compares information and statistical trends on the [...]

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