by admin | Oct 28, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, History, News, Politics / Govt
Health care has emerged as a major issue in southern Missouri’s Eighth Congressional district race between U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Salem) and his Democratic challenger Kathy Ellis. The sprawling district includes 30 southern Missouri counties and about 20,000...
by admin | Jul 26, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News
Missouri’s state treasurer and the House Budget Committee chairman will travel across the state on Monday, urging Missourians to vote against Medicaid expansion on the August ballot. Medicaid, which is formally known as MO HealthNet, is a federal and state...
by admin | Jun 21, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
(Reporters Steve Patton and Monte Lyons at Missourinet Kennett affiliate KBOA contributed to this story) A Georgia-based company now says it will build a new $25 million hospital in southeast Missouri’s Kennett, rather than renovating the former Twin Rivers...
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....
by admin | May 12, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
A congressman who represents 30 counties across southern Missouri thanks the Trump Administration for reversing decisions involving rural hospitals and telehealth. U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Salem, describes the two reversals as major wins for rural Missouri and rural...
