by admin | Jan 29, 2001 | Politics / Govt
Senator Kit Bond is pushing to change the insurance law so more self employed people, and more small businesses, can afford employee health insurance. Those costs can be partly deductible from federal taxes now. Bond wants to make them fully deductible. He says more...
by admin | Dec 8, 2000 | Health / Medicine
Associated Industries of Missouri’s “wish list” for the upcoming legislative session includes a call for all Missouri workers to have healthcare benefits, and for all businesses to have the ability to afford to provide those benefits. Associated...
by admin | Dec 1, 2000 | Health / Medicine
A board is now in place and the Missouri Foundation of Health will soon be helping many Missourians obtain health care. The foundation is the outgrowth of a lawsuit the state filed against Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Missouri, when it decided to shed non-profit status...
by admin | Jul 14, 2000 | Transportation
Uninsured motorists, watch out! A crackdown on uninsured drivers has been signed into law. State Representative Jim Kreider of Nixa is glad to see a bill become law that funds a statewide database to identify uninsured motorists. The legislature created the database...
by admin | Jul 11, 2000 | Health / Medicine
A lot of money devoted to a serious problem is at stake as a special committee suggests names for The Missouri Foundation for Health board. The foundation is an outgrowth of the state settlement with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of St. Louis when it created the for-profit...
