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One-third of Missouri’s Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closure

19 of 57 Rural Hospitals in the State Have 'Serious Financial Problems'

by Clara Bates, Missouri Independent

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New Push in Missouri to Provide Free Emergency Contraception

Missouri Family Health Council will mail more than 5,500 free kits containing emergency contraception pills in a pilot program launching Thursday

by Clara Bates, Missouri Independent

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Missouri Legislator Proposes Tax Credits Aimed at Mitigating Child Care ‘Crisis’

Without Help, Child Care Sector is 'Going to Implode'

by Clara Bates, Missouri Independent

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Missouri Lawmakers Vow to Expand Child Care Access. Governor’s Speech May Lay Out the Plan

More Than Half of Missourians Live in a 'Child Care Desert'

by Clara Bates, Missouri Independent

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