by admin | Dec 25, 2006 | Health / Medicine, Politics / Govt
State lawmakers failed to act this year on any of the recommendations made by the Medicaid Reform Commission, but just might get to them this year. Senator Charlie Shields (R-St. Joseph) chaired the Medicaid Reform Commission. It met throughout the summer of 2005,...
by admin | Dec 24, 2006 | Health / Medicine, Politics / Govt
House Democrats have their own thoughts about how the Medicaid program should be reshaped. State Representative Margaret Donnelly (D-St. Louis) says the Democrats will base proposals on a simple principle: that any new plan has to ensure that more Missourians, not...
by admin | Dec 17, 2006 | Education, Politics / Govt
Governor Blunt isn’t ready to outline his legislative agenda for next year. That will come late in January during his State of the State address. He has, though, given the Missourinet a sneak preview. Blunt has three priorities. Blunt says state government made...
by admin | Dec 15, 2006 | Business
The state is suing the owner and operator of the group home in Anderson where ten people were killed in a fire last month. The Attorney General says Joplin River of Life Ministries has been secretly run by a man forbidden from being involved in such enterprises....
by admin | Dec 10, 2006 | Uncategorized
The Governor’s Office says as the state looks at revamping Medicaid it’s the acting pioneer for healthcare models nationwide. The Departments of Health, Social Services, and Mental Health focus on preventive healthcare in their proposal to Governor Matt Blunt. Jessica...
