Missouri news and information

Though hospitals tend not to encourage the practice, last week's monster tornado in central Oklahoma proved once again that medical centers become irresistible gathering places for fearful and dispossessed residents during large-scale natural...
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As many state legislative sessions have finished or are nearing completion, advocates of expanding Medicaid eligibility are looking at their next steps.
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The first Missouri doctor to receive an emergency suspension in at least 25 years can practice medicine again, with some restrictions. The license of the Jefferson City cardiologist had been suspended in November when he was accused of unnecessarily placing stents in patients' coronary arteries.
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Physician assistants may soon have more opportunities to practice in Missouri. A bill headed to the Governor's desk would provide more flexibility in how and where they provide care.
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COLUMBIA, Mo.—The University of Missouri Health System recently opened a $190 million expansion to University Hospital. The 310,500-square-foot addition includes a 100,000-square-foot replacement for its Ellis Fischel Cancer Center on two of the towers' eight floors. The building has...
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Congressional investigators say pharmacy boards in nearly all 50 states lack the information and expertise to oversee specialty pharmacies like the one tied to a deadly meningitis outbreak last year.
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Governors continue to make pilgrimages to HHS as states keep trying to craft custom versions of the healthcare reform law's Medicaid expansion and avoid leaving new federal funding on the table.
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The Missouri Senate has approved legislation requiring insurance companies to cover medical services provided electronically if they cover for the same service delivered in person.
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ST. LOUIS—A 2012 Missouri law that allows employers and insurers to deny contraceptive coverage is pre-empted by the healthcare reform law and accompanying regulations, a U.S. District Court judge ruled. Under the Missouri law, insurers and employers or other healthcare plan sponsors...
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A 2012 Missouri law that allows employers and insurers to deny contraceptive coverage is pre-empted by the healthcare reform law and accompanying regulations, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled.
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