by admin | Jul 20, 2005 | Health / Medicine, Politics / Govt
A leading social welfare group wants the legislature to expand its concern about healthcare beyond Medicaid. A series of public hearings has been planned by the Missouri Association for Social Welfare, similar to the hearings being held by the Medicaid Reform...
by admin | Jul 15, 2005 | Politics / Govt
A representative of the Missouri Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics urges lawmakers to restore Medicaid cuts, even if it means raising taxes. Pediatrician Katie Plax with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis tells the Medicaid Reform...
by admin | May 18, 2005 | Business, Politics / Govt
The Blunt Administration has fired the man who has represented consumers in utility rate cases before the Public Service Commission. Public Counsel John Coffman says he was told Monday after noon he had been dismissed, effective immediately. He says he was given no...
by admin | Dec 23, 2004 | News
The State Insurance Department questions the way home and auto insurance companies clump people together for rate-setting purposes. Department spokesman Randy McConnell says a Department study shows some insurance rating territories have been set up to have 90 percent...
by admin | Nov 5, 2004 | Military
The State Insurance Department says medical malpractice claims have hit a record low – down about 21 percent in 2003, compared to 2002. The Department’s study also shows doctors paid about 121 percent more for their medical malpractice insurance during the...