Health providers and hospitals are watching to see how proposed federal cuts to Medicaid play out. When Missouri cut the health program 20 years ago, the result was a rise in charity care and bad debt.
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Opioid overdose deaths drop in Missouri, but rural areas fight stigmas, barriers to care
Investment in medicines like Narcan, an overdose-reversing drug, has allowed many Missourians to respond to opioid overdoses quickly. But more work is needed to address barriers to care and other stigmas, especially in rural areas.
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Missouri Supreme Court to decide on marijuana ‘tax stacking.’ Here’s what that means for your wallet.
The court weighs arguments from dispensaries and counties about the legality of both cities and counties taxing marijuana sales.
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Ending Missouri’s tampon tax won’t make period products much more affordable
But advocates say that growing awareness about ‘period poverty’ and its health consequences is a good step toward reforms that could widen access to affordable menstrual supplies.
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Amid dozens of bills, Missouri lawmakers’ hopes of restricting abortion access ride on one
Whether it can pass is still up for debate.
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‘Trapped in a fiery kennel’: Lawsuit against Missouri Department of Corrections alleges extreme heat at one prison is a constitutional violation
The lawsuit alleges that those with certain medical conditions and those in solitary confinement are at increased risk in Algoa Correctional Center, which does not have central air conditioning.
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After the Trump administration canceled funding for schools to buy local produce, Missouri farmers hope the relationships continue
Farmers say the program guaranteed fair prices and encouraged them to increase production.
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FAQ: What Kansas Citians need to know about measles as the virus moves closer
What to do if you are exposed to measles, how sick will it make you and how to know if your vaccine needs an update. Some questions and answers about measles as the number of cases keeps growing.
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‘Just a car ride away.’ As a measles outbreak creeps toward Kansas City, public health leaders urge people to get vaccinated
With vaccine skepticism on the rise, immunization rates in decline and public funds disappearing, the country faces its largest measles outbreak since 2019.
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Long waiting lists and kidneys wasted: The state of organ transplants and how it affects Missouri and Kansas
When Carthesa Hutson’s son, Chris, finally got around to getting his driver’s license he was almost 19. She remembers being at the DMV with him when he paused on the application question about becoming an organ donor and looked to her. She told him to follow his heart. “He said, ‘Well, if I’m not here, […]