by admin | Jun 30, 2008 | Politics / Govt
The Senate Special Committee on Aging holds a field hearing at the St. Louis Senior Center, with dozens of senior citizens, families, and friends watching Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) trying to raise awareness about Medicare Advantage insurance plans. These plans...
by admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Politics / Govt
A field hearing of the U.S. Senate Aging Committee is scheduled for Monday in St. Louis. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) is investigating what she and others believe are unscrupulous insurance practices aimed at senior citizens. At issue are Medicare Advantage...
by admin | Jan 21, 2008 | News
The 2008 session of the General Assembly is in its early stages but a special committee set up to look for healthcare solutions is already in full swing. The House Special Committee on Healthcare Transformation has held a series of hearings and has more scheduled this...
by admin | Nov 28, 2007 | Health / Medicine
Nearly 175,000 Missouri senior citizens have signed up for the state program that helps offset prescription drug costs, but that’s not enough say state officials who are pushing for more to enroll. Missouri RX supplements Medicare Part D, the federal...
by admin | Apr 2, 2007 | Health / Medicine
In a few months, hospitals will have to go through a series of steps before living donors can give up an organ. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has established a few federal rules that include requiring hospitals to provide living donors with a donor...
