Missouri news and information

A dozen providers in a low-income part of the country will receive $5.4 million in federal funding to address a number of chronic conditions that affect residents there at a more frequent rate compared with the rest of the country.
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While a new report estimates millions of people could be added to Medicaid and CHIP if all states expanded the programs under the ACA, several states have refused, leaving thousands without coverage.
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Looking for the new health insurance marketplace, set to open in this state in two months, is like searching for a unicorn.
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Cattle rancher Darvin Bentlage drove 400 miles roundtrip this weekend to put a human face on the contentious, confounding and convoluted debate over Medicaid expansion in Missouri.
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Humana has filed four federal lawsuits against Farmers Insurance Group of Cos. and related entities, arguing that the Medicare Secondary Payer Act entitles it to reimbursement from Farmers for benefits that Humana paid for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans.
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The goals of population health management may be encouraging rampant consolidation across the healthcare industry, but some systems are pushing back.
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Doctors who perform drug-induced abortions in Missouri will have to be in the room to administer the initial dose and won't be allowed to do it remotely via teleconferencing, according to a new law set to take effect next month.
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed a bill requiring health insurance carriers to cover services provided through telemedicine.
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Boone Hospital Center, a member of BJC HealthCare, has named Jim Sinek president, effective Aug. 12.Sinek brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience to the Columbia, Mo., hospital, most recently as president and CEO of Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, Neb.
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Even as the Truman Medical Centers system in Kansas City, Mo., received recognition for achieving the highest levels of information technology adoption, President and CEO John Bluford was also exploring a low-tech approach to improving his community's health: opening a grocery store.
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