Missouri news and information

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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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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