After a slow start, Missouri is on track to launch sports betting by December. What does that mean for 1 million Missourians at risk of gambling addiction?
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Posted inHealth
‘So many people are going to lose coverage’ in Missouri and Kansas if ACA tax credits expire
People in Missouri and Kansas who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace should be ready to spend more on premiums — a lot more.
Posted inHealth
Hundreds of thousands could lose Medicaid and SNAP benefits in Missouri, Kansas
New estimates show that an estimated 75,000 Kansans and 210,000 Missourians could lose access to health insurance coverage, while 43,000 Kansans and 150,000 Missourians are at risk of losing SNAP benefits.
Posted inState Government
Missouri’s special session has come to an end. Here’s what lawmakers passed.
Despite tensions and division, the legislature passed all three of the governor’s initial priorities within two weeks.
Posted inHealth
Missouri, Kansas saw combined drug, alcohol, suicide deaths decline in recent research
Kansas was one of five states that saw a small increase in the rate of alcohol-involved deaths.
Posted inState Government
‘There’s still work to be done’: Missouri lawmakers return for special session to debate stadium funding and more
After a tense end to the regular session, lawmakers are coming back to Jefferson City for a special session to vote on stadium funding, disaster relief and construction projects.
Posted inKansas
Experts warn Kansas STAR bonds can’t pay off new stadium plans ‘to cover one of the facilities, let alone two’
Missouri is trying again to pass a stadium financing plan. Kansas already has one, but there’s no consensus on whether it’ll work.
Posted inHealth
Missouri knows from experience: Medicaid cuts will be felt throughout the economy
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.
Posted inHealth
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.
Posted inState Government
Is bipartisanship dead in Missouri? Democrats ponder options after Senate breaks down over abortion and paid sick leave
After months of improving cooperation and goodwill, a single move brought it all crashing down.