Many employees of businesses too small to offer group health insurance plans are facing a financial crunch as Affordable Care Act costs are set to go up. David Overfelt, President of the Missouri Retailers Association, said the recent government shutdown highlighted...
Although insurance rates on Missouri’s open market are expected to rise next year, state regulators say consumers still have options. Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance Director Angela Nelson told Missourinet that first and foremost Missourians need to know...
Missouri’s two Democratic U.S. House members are supporting U.S. Senate Democrats as they continue to vote against reopening the federal government. Wesley Bell, who represents St. Louis and parts of St. Louis County in Congress, said healthcare subsidies need to be...
Missouri’s junior senator says he’s still waiting for answers, even after getting a reply to his inquiry about the workload at centers processing federal healthcare plan applications. Whistleblowers say there are too many employees and not enough work at...
The Republican Speaker of the Missouri House says recent problems with the Veterans Health Administration support the stance his caucus has taken against Medicaid expansion. Tim Jones (R-Eureka) has been opposed to using federal dollars to expand eligibility for that...
