The state Senate has moved the autism insurance mandate bill into position for passage. The bill...
Senate autism bill nears passage
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Concerns heard about Senate autism bill exclusions
The proposal to force insurance companies to cover therapies for autism disorders might be leaving...
Autism insurance debate begins
The state senate has started debating whether private insurance companies should cover treatment...
Opponents criticize anti-drug efforts for TANF
Critics of legislative proposals to throw drug-users off a major welfare program say the state...
Senate committee considers constitutional proposal on health care reform
The Senate Committee on Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight is considering a proposal...
Unprecedented cancer research project begins at Washington University
Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among children over the age of one in...
Governor’s medicaid cuts detailed
Governor Nixon recommends a 120-million dollar funding cut for the Medicaid program. But the...
House committee hears autism legislation, testimony
Coverage for autism disorders is in front of the House Committee on Health Insurance. Whether...
Kansas City group mobilizes medical team to Haiti
As the details continue to unfold about the impoverished country of Haiti and the damage done by a...
Senators don’t get all the answers they want on health care
State senators get a thorough briefing on national health care, but don't get the answer they...
Group advocates more Missouri safety laws
A coalition of safety, health, and consumer organizations says Missouri is a good distance away...
Insurance Department survey finds payment delays
Missouri law requires insurance companies to pay healthcare providers for services they provide in...
Former Senator Talent critical of lack of preparation for biological event
Former U.S. Senator Jim Talent (R-MO) is sounding the alarm about America's response to the H1N1...
Health insurance generates most complaints to DOI in ’09
On an average working day last year the Missouri Department of Insurance took a complaint about...
Pushing for pseudoephedrine prescriptions
The state's top lawyer is mobilizing law enforcement to push for requiring a prescription to get...
Most Missourians who need food stamps get them, quickly
Missouri is a leader among states in getting food on the table for residents who qualify for food...
Lake e-coli investigation leads to possible new laws
The Department of Natural Resources has reported to Governor Nixon it has issued 82 notices of...
HPV vaccine recommended for boys, girls ages 9 to 12
Of all girls born today, about one in 142 will be diagnosed with cervical cancer at some point in...
Health Department says H1N1 shows quick response
Federal and state health officials have taken some criticism for the length of time it has taken...
Dispelling the myth of the suicide-holidays link
It is a common belief that stress and other challenges associated with the holidays bring an...
Missouri splits on Senate healthcare bill
Missouri's Senators split their votes on the healthcare overhaul bill. McCaskill is a "yes." ...
Time for H1N1 shots for everybody
It's everybody's turn to get a swine flu shot---even the people previously considered too old to...
Health benefits provider expresses concern with health care legislation
One of Missouri's largest providers of health insurance benefits insists the version of health...
Health Department wants new food safety laws
A national organization says the state health department meets most of its criteria for responding...
H1N1 vaccine recall having little effect in Missouri
A federal recall of H1N1 flu vaccine shouldn't have much of an impact on Missouri, according to...
McCaskill hopes to block insurance rate increases
The U-S Senate continues grinding away on the healthcare overhaul bill, hoping to be done before...
Group says Missouri meets disaster criteria
An organization that gauges how well America's health care system can respond to a public health...
Social Services looks ahead to legislative session, budget concerns
More people than ever are relying on public programs amid rising unemployment, but the departments...
McCaskill doubts rejection of abortion language will sink Senate health care reform bill
The defeat of an abortion-related amendment to the health care overhaul bill being debated in the...
Planned Parenthood to Senate: Vote ‘no’ on Stupak Amendment
Planned Parenthood is touring the state this week to send a strong message to Missouri's Senators...