A St. Louis psychiatrist has told a Congressional committee how the Veterans Administration...
St. Louis VA whistleblower tells congressional committee about retaliation (AUDIO)
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Law Professor: Hobby Lobby ruling favors ‘religious liberty,’ ‘personal freedom’
The chief counsel representing the family that owns the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores is an...
McCaskill committee goes to Oz to talk fat (AUDIO)
A Senate committee headed by Senator McCaskill has gone after deceptive weight loss products. One...
Blunt: veterans care bill will improve service (AUDIO)
The United States Senate has passed a bill that gives veterans some alternatives if they've been...
Audit: Wait for an appointment at St. Louis VA hospital among longest in the nation
New patients seeking care at the Veterans Administration hospital in St. Louis had some of the...
Infected Springfield restaurant worker could have exposed 5,000 to Hepatitis A
The Springfield-Green County Health Department says as many as 5,000 customers at a Springfield...
Legislature proposes measures to make mental health workers safer (VIDEO)
The state legislature has approved bills meant to protect staff at the state's maximum security...
Medicaid expansion dies its final death (AUDIO)
One last shot at getting Medicaid expansion in this year's legislative session has ended the way...
Lawmakers consider non-certified drugs for terminally ill (AUDIO)
State lawmakers are trying to put the finishing touches on a new law that could restore a flicker...
Senate sends abortion waiting period bill back to House (AUDIO)
The state Senate has voted to triple the amount of time a woman wanting an abortion has to wait to...
Legislature passes parental consent to tan legislation
The Missouri General Assembly has approved requiring parental consent for anyone under the age of...
Medicaid expands after all–a little (AUDIO)
Medicaid expansion might be a failed issue in this session of the General Assembly. But the...
Legislature adopts Gov. Nixon’s plan to pay for new Fulton mental hospital
The state legislature appears to be moving forward with Governor Jay Nixon's (D) plan to fund the...
Fighting seizures with hemp oil (AUDIO)
An emotional state senator hoping an oil made from the hemp plant will change his son's life has...
House sends hemp oil legislation to the Senate
Missourians who suffer from treatment resistant epilepsy could be allowed to take an extract from...
House advances bill to restrict e-cigarettes to adults
The state House has given initial approval to restricting the sales of electronic cigarettes to...
Med-mal damage caps stall (AUDIO)
An effort to limit the amount of money victims of medical malpractice can get for pain and...
Kansas legislature approves health compact legislation originated in Missouri
Kansas is on the verge of banding with 8 other states including Missouri in forming an interstate...
Senate could soon take up eating disorder insurance bill, former Miss America lobbies for passage
A former Miss America hopes this is the year Missouri passes legislation to require health...
Heated debate drives Medicaid reform from Senate (AUDIO)
Senate discussion of Medicaid reform has been stopped when debate between two Republican Senators...
Nursing legislation fast-tracked to Governor to honor Rep. Ellinger
House and Senate leadership have moved quickly to send legislation to Governor Jay Nixon (D)...
Breast feeding bill rushed to passage (AUDIO)
The legislature has rushed passage of a new breast-feeding bill so its sponsor can see it signed...
Cheaper Cancer treatment coverage (AUDIO)
Cancer treatments will become cheaper for thousands of Missourians at the start of next year. ...
Hospitals, State Chamber say Medicaid expansion possible; Senate Republicans say: DOA (AUDIO)
Four blocks from the state Capitol, two major lobbying groups say they feel as good about possible...
House takes up Budget Debate today
The Missouri House will debate the proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 today. The...
House Republican Medicaid plan sponsor undeterred by Senate Republican comments
Work will continue on a House Republican proposal that would reform Medicaid and expand...
Hearings continue on proposed Medicaid reform, expansion plan
A House Committee will continue its hearings on a Republican proposal for reform and expansion of...
House endorses tax credit increase for pregnancy resource centers
The House has given initial approval to a bill that would increase the amount available in tax...
Chemotherapy parity bill clears legislature (AUDIO)
Many Missouri Cancer victims are on the verge of getting more affordable treatments. The...
House sends medical malpractice cap legislation to the Senate
The state House has passed legislation to reinstate caps on the amount that could be awarded to...