JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s statewide prescription drug monitoring program is up and running. Dr. Randall Williams, Director of the Missouri Department of Health and…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Rep. Nick Schroer, R-O’Fallon, announced his bill, HB 1260, to prohibit minors from using indoor tanning devices. Schroer was joined by…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – An October Planned Parenthood suit filed in the Jackson County Court against portions of 2017’s special session SB 5 was rejected…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The 2017-2018 flu season is off to an early start in Missouri. As of November 25, 2017, there were 1,545 cases…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Since June when Gov. Greitens vetoed HCB3, low income seniors, veterans and people living with disabilities have suffered the consequences of a…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In perhaps one of the tensest moments among the Missouri legislature this year, Republicans pushed an abortion bill through a special…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Six Missouri nursing homes are suing the Department of Health and Senior Services after being denied licenses to operate. The six…
ST. LOUIS – A life-saving medicine that cures hepatitis C will now be available to the thousands of Missouri Medicaid recipients suffering from the disease.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Missouri State Representative Becky Ruth has been honored with a national award for her 2017 legislation on newborn screening. The Republican from…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The first meeting of the Interim Committee on Stabilizing Missouri’s Health Insurance Markets, tasked with looking at Missouri’s healthcare options, seemed…