State Rep. Jim Murphy, R-St. Louis County, who wrote the 2021 law allowing safe haven baby boxes in Missouri, believes every hospital should have one. He told Missourinet that so far, it’s firehouses that have stepped up to install them. “I’m pressuring the...
Bipartisan legislation extending a critical funding mechanism for Missouri’s Medicaid program will head to the House Budget Committee Tuesday morning in Jefferson City. House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith (R-Carthage) tells Missourinet that his committee...
A Kansas City company that owns rural hospitals in mid-Missouri’s Fulton and Mexico is investing millions of dollars into the two facilities, and is working with both communities on their health care needs. Former Missouri House Speaker Elijah Haahr...
The Republican-controlled Missouri House of Representatives has given initial approval to defunding a Medicaid expansion effort approved by voters last year. The chamber could choose to use the governor’s $1.9 billion budget request for the expansion to instead help...
Missouri lawmakers in both parties are expressing frustration about the growing number of assaults against health care employees across the state. Numerous health-related associations are backing legislation that’s aimed at addressing it. State Rep. Justin Hill,...
