by Mike Lear | Feb 26, 2013 | Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
A House budget subcommittee has rejected including federal money for Medicaid expansion in the budgets for the Departments of Mental Health, Social Services and Health and Senior Services. Representative Judy Morgan (D-Kansas City) proposed a return to Governor Jay...
by Mike Lear | Feb 23, 2012 | Legislature, News, Politics / Govt
Seven members of the House Budget Committee are going to take a closer look at areas where the budgets for the Departments of Mental Health, Health and Senior Services and Social Services might be reduced. The Appropriations Committee covering those agencies...
by Jessica Machetta | Dec 14, 2009 | Health / Medicine, Legislature, Politics / Govt
More people than ever are relying on public programs amid rising unemployment, but the departments that administer them are facing budget cuts as well. Food stamps, Medicaid, aid for families with dependent children … programs administered by the Department of...
by admin | Aug 13, 2009 | Business, Politics / Govt
Missouri, Illinois and the federal government have settled Medicaid fraud allegations brought against a southeast Missouri pharmacy for $3.9 million. Attorney General Chris Koster says the pay-out settles claims brought against Noel Botsch of Cape Girardeau, who ran...
by admin | May 17, 2009 | Health / Medicine
The annual KidsCount report is out. It provides county-by-county data on the health and wellbeing of Missouri’schildren. While child abuseand neglect cases in Missouriare down from last year, high school dropout rates are higher. The Kids Countreport compares...