Health Insurance Pooling Bill Clears Senate

The Legislature has voted to let small businesses have more strength in negotiating the prices of health insurance coverage for their workers. Lawmakers have passed a bill letting small businesses form purchasing consortiums to buy insurance. Senate sponsor Jack...

Senate Give First Round Approval to Med-Mal Insurance Bill

The State Senate has advanced a bill controlling medical malpracatice insurance prices that health care professionals pay. Backers say the bill will keep doctors and others from leaving Missouri to work ins tates where premiums are lower. The State Insurance...

Business Group Launches Health Insurance Initiative

One of the state’s business groups has launched an attempt to help employers provide their employees with health insurance. Associated Industries of Missouri has announced AIMCare, which is aimed at controlling costs by grouping employees from many small...