by Anthony Morabith | Apr 22, 2024 | News, Politics / Govt
Two major priorities in the Missouri Senate are in the batting lineup for consideration – the budget and a bill that would help to cover the state’s Medicaid costs, otherwise known as the Federal Reimbursement Allowance (FRA). Members of the far-right-leaning Freedom...
by Anthony Morabith | Mar 19, 2024 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Lawmakers in the Missouri Senate want to get to routine legislation that would help to cover a significant share of the state’s Medicaid costs. The federal reimbursement allowance bill, also known as the FRA, taxes Missouri hospitals to help with those expenses. About...
by Anthony Morabith | Mar 7, 2024 | Health / Medicine, News
A Missouri House bill would restrict the state’s private and public medical schools from being able to provide abortion-specific training. Rep. Justin Sparks, R-Wildwood, also wants to forbid partnerships with medical schools and clinics in other states from...
by Marshall Griffin | Mar 6, 2024 | News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri House has passed legislation that would block state Medicaid funding to abortion providers and their affiliates. House Bill 2634 does not mention any specific providers but is believed to target Planned Parenthood, which has operated abortion clinics in...
by Marshall Griffin | Feb 29, 2024 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is suing Planned Parenthood Great Plains, accusing the organization of transporting minors across state lines for abortions without parental consent. In the suit, Bailey cites “secretly-recorded video” taken at a...