by Alisa Nelson | May 6, 2023 | Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
Missouri lawmakers have sent to Gov. Mike Parson a wide-ranging healthcare bill. Senate Bill 106 is sponsored by state Sen. Lauren Arthur, D-Kansas City. Current Missouri law allows doctors and doctors-in-training to exam patients under anesthesia or who are...
by Alisa Nelson | May 3, 2023 | Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
In Missouri, patients under anesthesia or who are unconscious can be legally examined by doctors or doctors-in-training without the patient knowing about the exam. The Missouri House of Representatives has passed a public health package that would ban prostate, anal...
by Alisa Nelson | May 2, 2023 | Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
Missouri is close to expanding Medicaid healthcare coverage to the state’s low-income mothers and their babies. By a vote of 117-26, the Missouri House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan plan that would provide full government-funded healthcare coverage to...
by Anthony Morabith | Apr 5, 2023 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The Missouri Legislature is being asked to expand the state’s Do Not Resuscitate orders to include patients under 18-years-old. The bill would allow patients under 18 to have Do Not Resuscitate orders issued on their behalf by a parent or legal guardian. State...
