After a more than 18-month investigation, the U.S. Justice Department says Missouri has broken federal law by unnecessarily putting adults with mental illness in nursing homes. Alisa Nelson talks to Jefferson City attorney Harvey Tettlebaum, who represents groups in...
A proposed federal rule aims to boost nursing home staffing. Alisa Nelson talks to Nikki Strong, executive director of the Missouri Health Care Association, who says the proposal would “decimate” the state’s nursing homes.
Missouri’s House Budget Committee learned new details Tuesday in Jefferson City about a budget blueprint from the committee chair to direct dollars slated for Medicaid expansion for other programs, including MO HealthNet. That’s the state Medicaid program....
Missouri health officials say there have been about 21,000 new COVID cases in the past week, an average of 3,105 per day. State Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Director Dr. Randall Williams will testify Tuesday morning before the Missouri House Special...
