health insurance
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Health
Enrollment for marketplace health plans is opening; here’s what you need to know
It’s fall again, meaning shorter days, cooler temperatures, and open enrollment for Affordable Care Act marketplace insurance — sign-ups begin…
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Health
Child poverty at record low thanks to government programs, report says
Despite all the economic dislocation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, child poverty and uninsurance were at record lows last year,…
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Business
Collapse of private equity-backed Missouri hospitals mired employees in medical bills
The first unexpected bill arrived in December, just weeks before Tara Lovell’s husband of 40 years died from bladder cancer.…
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Opinion
Opinion: Lives hang in the balance as time runs out for action on health insurance
Five years ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Yet I’m the lucky one. I could afford…
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Health
Lower insulin co-pays, list prices targeted in new bipartisan U.S. Senate bill
WASHINGTON — Two key senators have presented the details of a bipartisan plan to lower costs for insulin, a lifesaving drug…
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Health
Health plans block patients’ mental health care from their doctors
When a longtime patient visited Dr. William Sawyer’s office after recovering from COVID-19, the conversation quickly turned from the coronavirus…
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Health
Medicare drug prices touted during open enrollment can rise within a month
Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up for a new Medicare prescription drug plan during last fall’s…
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Health
Health insurance coverage for children through Medicaid, CHIP helps their mothers, too
When children get health insurance through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, their families benefit, too. The author, Sebastian…
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Politics
Senate committee approves bill that could overturn Missouri Medicaid expansion
A constitutional amendment asking Missourians to let lawmakers decide year-to-year whether the state will offer Medicaid to working-age adults moved closer to…
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Health
Months-long waiting for Medicaid coverage is a sign of what’s to come
Korra Elliott has tried to avoid seeing a doctor while waiting to get on Medicaid. She worries she can’t afford…
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Health
Medicaid enrollment backlog persists as advocates say Missouri could be doing more
Applying for health insurance through Medicaid expansion took Raven Cole just 10 minutes. But the wait to see if she’s…
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Health
When parents get Medicaid, it can benefit the health of their children too
Low-income parents who live in states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act are 4.7% more likely to say…
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Health
1 in 4 Americans covered by Medicaid or CHIP health insurance
As of July 2021, a total of 83.6 million Americans were insured through either Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. That’s almost…
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Health
Millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in months ahead
Federal and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic…
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Health
A health writer covers America’s absurd health care system; then he gets caught up in it
I got a hurried voicemail from my pharmacist in Wisconsin the day before Thanksgiving letting me know my insurance was…
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Women
State lawmakers aim to provide a year of health care for new mothers
Faced with over a year’s delay from the state social services department on implementing extended mental health care for new…
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Health
Advocates, lawmakers push hospitals to help more with bills
Swamped with medical bills? The hospital that treated you may be able to help. Whether you learn about this before…
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Health
Missouri finally expanded Medicaid, but hard work remains
Three months after Medicaid expansion was first slated to go into effect, newly eligible individuals can finally begin to enroll…
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Health
U.S. House Democrats want to expand both Medicare and Medicaid
WASHINGTON — New Medicare benefits,, such as dental care, for older Americans. An expansion of eligibility for Medicaid for low-income…
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Health
Missouri Supreme Court validates voter-approved Medicaid expansion
Missouri must expand Medicaid to 275,000 eligible people who were expecting coverage under a constitutional amendment that took effect July 1, the…
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News
On day Medicaid expansion would have started, Missourians protest
Protesters had a special delivery for Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday, but they couldn’t reach him. On the day more…
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Coronavirus
Missouri could get $1.7 billion for Medicaid under U.S. House plan
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats are trying again to entice a dozen holdout states to expand Medicaid coverage with the…
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Coronavirus
With Obamacare in danger, Missouri GOP push pre-existing conditions shield
It’s been nearly three months since Missouri Rep. Brenda Shields was diagnosed with COVID-19, but her lung issues persist. Shields…
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Health
Biden could change course of high court health care case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pending Supreme Court case on the fate of the Affordable Care Act could give President Joe Biden’s administration its…
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Food
Some health insurers add food to coverage menu
When COVID-19 first swarmed the United States, one health insurer called some customers with a question: Do you have enough…
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Featured
Free flu shots take aim at seasonal health threat
ST. LOUIS – Free flu vaccine clinics are coming to the rescue of hundreds of people this year who would…
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Coronavirus
New angst for caregivers in time of COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has thrust many Americans into the role of caring for an older or disabled loved one…
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Featured
Ginsburg’s death exposes fragility of health law protection
WASHINGTON (AP) — With COVID-19 the newest preexisting condition, the Obama-era health law that protects Americans from insurance discrimination is…
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Featured
Medicaid expansion gets voters’ nod
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Voters have approved the expansion of Medicaid, making Missouri the 38th state to offer health care…
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Coronavirus
Christian health care ministry is accused of deception
NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) — A Christian health care sharing ministry sold “inherently unfair and deceptive health plans” to Missouri residents…
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