by Alisa Nelson | Jul 21, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
The federal government abruptly instructed the nation’s hospitals to shift last week to a new system of reporting COVID-19 data. Missouri Hospital Association spokesman Dave Dillon tells Missourinet they were given 72 hours to make the switch. “That’s when the wheels...
by admin | Jun 30, 2020 | Health / Medicine, News
Missouri lawmakers will hear testimony on Tuesday in Jefferson City about potential impacts on the state budget, if voters approve Medicaid expansion in August. Medicaid, which is officially called MO HealthNet in Missouri, is a federal and state program that assists...
by admin | Jun 12, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s most influential business group is endorsing a Medicaid expansion issue that will appear on your August ballot. Medicaid, which is formally known as MO HealthNet, is a federal and state program that assists with medical costs for residents who have...
by admin | May 21, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
Two state lawmakers from eastern Missouri’s St. Charles County have worked with a former Missouri State Defense Force member to secure 3,000 protective face shields for health care workers across the state. House Speaker Pro Tem John Wiemann, R-O’Fallon,...
by admin | May 14, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
(Reporter Monte Lyons at Missourinet Kennett affiliate KBOA contributed to this story) A Georgia-based company announced Thursday that it plans to renovate and re-open a hospital in southeast Missouri’s Kennett, a hospital that’s been closed since 2018....
