by admin | May 13, 2014 | Health / Medicine, News
The Missouri General Assembly has approved requiring parental consent for anyone under the age of 17 to use tanning beds. The proposal would penalize businesses that let customers under 17 use tanning beds without annual, written parental or guardian consent. It...
by admin | Mar 25, 2014 | News
The state House has given initial approval to a proposed spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The Republican Majority twice rejected amendments that would have built federal money to expand eligibility for Medicaid into the budget. Both efforts were...
by admin | Feb 11, 2014 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri was one of the first states to consider installing a program to monitor prescription drug sales. Now it’s one of the last to still be considering it. Representative Kevin Engler (R-Farmington) tells his fellow legislators Missouri is the last state in...
by admin | Nov 8, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
Some state lawmakers are balking at the concept of saving the state money to expand Medicaid by eliminating coverage for some children. Representative Jay Barnes (R-Jefferson City) has outlined his idea to the House Interim Committee on Medicaid Transformation, which...
by admin | Apr 15, 2013 | Health / Medicine, News
The state House has approved a bill to require anyone under 17 to have written parental permission to use a tanning bed. HB 47 would require a parent to go to a facility with a tanning bed annually and sign a form saying he or she understands that tanning beds pose a...
