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Fitzpatrick optimistic about plan to preserve care for 8,000 disabled Missourians
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Congress under gun to renew four key health program that impact Missouri hospitals
Missouri health care providers are concerned about federal funding for several key programs as...
Missouri’s U.S. Senators prepare for GOP healthcare plan vote
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, says Obamacare’s “one-size-fits-all” approach does not work....
Missouri state park workers being tested for tick-borne virus
The state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and Centers for Disease Control and...
Missouri House Budget Chair Fitzpatrick: “We’re going to work on a solution” (AUDIO)
Top Republican leaders in the Missouri Legislature have announced a cooperative effort to try to...
Missouri recovers more than $2.6 million in Medicaid fraud payments
Republican Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley says his office has recovered more than $2.6...
Additional attempts expected to oust scorned Missouri Senator, restore elderly care budget cuts
State Senator Maria-Chappelle Nadal, D-University City, has avoided removal from office, at least...
Another attempt underway to restore cuts to Missouri’s seniors and disabled
A veto override has overwhelmingly failed today in the state House that would have restored...
Top issues expected to fizzle in Missouri Legislature’s veto session today
A state legislator under fire for her death wish against the president is expected to dodge a...
Missouri Supreme Court reverses awards given in Worker’s Compensation case over grisly experiences
The Missouri Supreme Court released a decision Thursday in a case involving Worker’s Compensation...
Federal agency holding conference in Kansas City on homelessness in region
The growing number of teens and young adults who are without a home in Missouri and three...
Missouri Senator McCaskill emphasizes importance of Fort Leonard Wood hospital and airline service
(This story is written by Missourinet news director Brian Hauswirth and by reporter Gary Knehans...
Republicans mull over Missouri Lt. Governor’s plan for special session
Some question how much power he actually wields as President of the Senate, but his party is...
Low income nursing care to take spotlight during Missouri lawmakers’ veto session
Missouri lawmakers will reconvene next week in Jefferson City for their annual “veto session”,...
Missouri state agency put off by lack of safe driving laws
The Missouri Department of Transportation is making efforts to promote safe driving, even as state...
Missouri dentist charged with defrauding Medicaid
A southwest Missouri dentist is charged with four felonies, accused of defrauding Medicaid....
Senators McCaskill and Roberts to participate in roundtable discussion on agriculture security
The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City will host a roundtable discussion on ag security...
State audit raises red flags about Missouri hospital’s billing practices
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway says an audit of Putnam County Memorial Hospital in...
Two mid-Missouri hospitals could combine resources to compete on statewide level
A partnership of two mid-Missouri hospitals could produce a top medical complex in the state. The...
United beginning service at Columbia Regional; Mayor hopes to create a “medical destination” (AUDIO)
United Airlines will begin daily non-stop service from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) to Denver...
Opinions are mixed over Missouri’s recent actions on prescription drug issues
The numbers are staggering – about 60,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2016, more than 600...
University of Missouri center aims to address critical physician shortage
The University of Missouri says more than 90% of the state’s counties lack adequate access to...
Missouri Senators on both sides of the aisle tread through ‘skinny repeal” showdown
Arizona Senator John McCain provided the biggest drama in the chamber’s late night saga Friday...
How will new Missouri abortion regulations affect clinics set to open? Unknown
The Missouri legislature finally passed abortion legislation called for by Governor Eric Greitens...
Missouri Congresswoman happy President Trump is making her amendment unnecessary
Missouri's 4th District Republican Congresswoman is a fan of President Trump’s decision to ban...
Mid-Missouri hospital faces steep uphill climb to stay open
A rural hospital in mid-Missouri will be shuttered in less than two months if its financial...
Abortion bill signed into law by Missouri Governor Greitens; Democratic critics wanted to address infant mortality
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens (R) signed abortion-related legislation into law on Wednesday in...
Another attempt underway to thwart cuts to elderly and disabled Missourians
State Rep. Peter Merideth, D-St. Louis, does not want the state to seek a federal waiver that...
Missouri’s 2nd special legislative session done after Senate approves House abortion plan
The Missouri Senate has passed abortion legislation to close out a special session of the state...
Mid-Missouri hospital plans to close
About 160 employees of mid-Missouri’s Fulton Medical Center will be out of jobs in September....