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Medicare study ranks Missouri in bottom half of states
(Undated) -- A study by the non-profit Commonwealth Fund ranks Missouri 34th among states when it...
Missouri Medicare Demand Spikes
(Jefferson City, MO) -- More than 1.3 million Missouri residents are 65 and over, and eligible for...
Medicaid, Construction Costs Slow Hospital Reopening in Mexico, Missouri
One year after Boone Health and Audrain County leaders signed a Letter of Intent to bring a...
Half Million Missourians Dealing With Eating Disorders (LISTEN)
An estimated half a million Missourians are dealing with an eating disorder. Annie Seal of the...
Missouri’s Josh Hawley: Tariff revenue to cover WIC payments, possibly military pay
As the government shutdown continues, the Trump Administration is redirecting revenues collected...
Missouri offering Medicare enrollment help
(Jefferson City, MO) -- The state of Missouri is offering help to residents as open enrollment...
New report: Missouri’s drug overdose deaths decline for second year in a row
For the second year in a row, Missouri’s drug overdose deaths have declined. A new University of...
Missouri reviews options if federal shutdown jeopardizes WIC and SNAP aid
Critical nutrition programs could be in jeopardy soon if the federal government shutdown continues...
Boone Health’s Mexico, Missouri Hospital Plan Misses Out on Federal Funding
Boone Health’s proposal to build a new critical access hospital in Mexico, Missouri won’t qualify...
Missouri Pharmacy Association: Prescription drug tariffs will mostly affect name-brands (LISTEN)
The proposed tariffs on prescription drugs manufactured overseas are currently on hold after...
Expert: A half million Missourians battling “this” mental health issue
(Jefferson City, MO) -- An estimated half million people in Missouri are dealing with an eating...
Missouri Hospitals Could See Delays in Medicare Payments During Federal Shutdown
With the federal government shutdown now underway, Missouri hospitals are bracing for possible...
Missouri Pharmacy Association CEO says tariffs would not have impacted GENERIC prescription drugs
A reprieve for prescription drug users, as President Trump has paused placing a 100% tariff on...
Former Miss Missouri Hayley Leach Speaks On Autism And Tylenol Controversy
Former Miss Missouri Hayley Leach-Stratton is weighing in on recent claims linking Tylenol use...
SAFE Act challenge heard by Missouri Supreme Court
The 2023 Missouri SAFE Act, which bars transgender transition treatments for minors, is being...
Missouri Chief Medical Officer urges men to consult their healthcare provider about their prostate cancer risk (LISTEN)
It’s prostate cancer awareness month, and it’s a form of cancer that men may not be aware that...
Missouri Marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Amid Rising Diagnoses
More kids are surviving cancer—but more are being diagnosed, too. That’s the message from MU...
New Missouri school year’s puts pets in the “doghouse”
(Kansas City, MO) -- Sydney Mollentine, President & CEO of the Humane Society of Greater...
Ste. Genevieve County Hospital shutting down Labor and Home Health departments
With Medicaid cuts looming, a rural hospital in eastern Missouri is closing departments due to...
Missouri House Panel Urged to Fund Rural Addiction Recovery
A Missouri task force is focused on finding ways to prevent addiction and improve drug treatment....
State grant to help Missouri communities support military installations
(FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO) -- A group that supports Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood is making plans to...
Missouri House Committee wrestles with mental health patients being housed in jails
Missouri does not have enough hospital beds for mental health patients, and hundreds of them...
Fewer Missouri Kids Getting Measles Vaccine – Here’s Why That Matters
The number of children vaccinated for measles in Missouri is steadily declining, raising concern...
Missouri Council on Aging wants public comments on “aging with dignity” plan (LISTEN)
State leaders are asking Missourians to review and comment on a plan designed to allow residents...
Groundbreaking at MU: Missouri’s Cancer Drug Hub Adds 30,000 Sq. Ft. for Production
Two new additions to the University of Missouri Research Reactor took center stage during a...
The Missouri prison system’s war on drugs and other illegal items
Missouri’s 19 prisons have added a variety of measures to stop the flow of illegal items getting...
Study: 2019 Missouri law boosts access to breast cancer screenings for Medicaid patients (LISTEN)
A new study shows a 2019 Missouri law expanding mammogram coverage boosted breast cancer screening...
Billions on the Table: Missouri Invites Public to Shape Rural Health Future
The Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) is asking for public feedback on its Rural Health...
Tree program helping Missouri landowners put down roots on the cheap
(Licking, MO) -- The Missouri State Forest Nursery is now taking orders for low-cost tree &...