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Health

Medicaid Maze: Advocates and Recipients Brace for End of Continuous Coverage

In April, public benefit agencies will see increased caseloads and longer wait times

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

February 8, 2023

Health

Health Care Workers Are Leaving and Seniors’ Lives are At Risk

Can Seniors Survive COVID and the Elder Care Staffing Crisis?

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

December 29, 2021

News & Issues

Missouri Attorney General Tells Schools, Health Departments to End COVID Orders

Schmitt Demands Agencies Stop ‘Enforcing and Publicizing Any Such Orders Immediately’ or Face Court Action

by Multiple Reporters

December 7, 2021

News & Issues

Missouri Health Department Found Mask Mandates Work, But Didn’t Make Findings Public

Jurisdictions With Mask Mandates Averaged 15.8 Cases Per Day for Every 100,000 Residents, Compared to 21.7 in Unmasked Communities

by Multiple Reporters

December 1, 2021

Health

Survey: Just 1 in 4 Nursing Homes Confident They Can Survive Another Year

Pandemic Devastates An Already Struggling Industry

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

August 17, 2021

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curiousKC | How Did the Pandemic Affect the Mental Health of Seniors?

Assessing the Toll of Isolation

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

June 15, 2021

News & Issues

Missouri Feels the Pain of Drug Dependency and Overdose More than Most States

Overcoming Stigma, Seeking Help

by Catherine Hoffman

June 3, 2021

News & Issues

Age of Coronavirus: Deciding Who Lives… And Who Dies

Health Care Providers Ponder The Hardest Question

by Mike Sherry

April 15, 2020

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Patients Flock to Clinics for Medical Marijuana Certifications

Industry Sprouts to Meet Demand

by Mike Sherry

January 22, 2020

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