State HMO law a national model

Missouri’s Patients Bill of Rights is three years old now but it’s once again the subject of debate. President Clinton plans a visit to Columbia Thursday to applaud Missouri’s H.M.O. bill. Clinton is expected to use the legislation authored by...

Cheaper drugs promised

A coalition of groups say they’ve been formed to do something Congress won’t do — get some control over prescription drug costs. The coalition of citizens groups, lawmakers, and unions is undecided on what it will do to lower drug prices but is...

MO options against HMO’s

Missourians unhappy with their HMO now have one less avenue open to them should they with to sue their healthcare provider. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled patients can no longer sue under a federal law for giving doctors financial bonuses for hold down the costs of...