health care

A new study of ransomware attacks by Comparitech.com suggests hospitals and clinics are losing millions of dollars thanks to cybercriminals.

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) — The demand for instant access to medical treatment has prompted a surge in urgent care centers in the St. Louis region. Don't assume they're all the same. Your experience as a patient can vary widely, depending on which one you go to. KMOX's Megan Lynch examines the Condition of...

A small group of protesters and supporters were on hand when KMOX's Carol Daniel stopped by.

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) — A new program now being offered through the nation's V-A Healthcare system attempts to change the way healthcare has been traditionally offered. "We have really seen a shift in how we want to deliver healthcare," said Dr. Kavitha Reddy, the clinical director of the St. Louis V-A'...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The chairman of a committee that oversees Missouri’s Medicaid program was replaced amid a steep drop in people receiving health care through the program. Timothy McBride, who was appointed chairman of the MoHealthNet Oversight Committee in 2013 by Democratic then-Gov. Jay...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Data shows nearly 90,000 children and close to 23,000 adults were dropped from Missouri's Medicaid health care program in the past year, prompting a state Democratic leader to call for an investigation. House Minority Leader Crystal Quade on Sunday publicly released a letter...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — More than 49,000 employees of the Illinois Department of Human Services who provide home health care will get long-overdue backpay this week. Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Monday that her office will release the $30.7 million in back wages to the Department of...

ST. LOUIS (KMOX/AP) — By the end of this week, Missouri might be the first state without an operating abortion clinic since 1973. Planned Parenthood said the Missouri Department of Health is “refusing to renew” its yearly license to administer abortions within the state, according to CBS News . The...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri could save up to $1 billion a year within the next four years if it overhauls the state's Medicaid health insurance program, according to a study from a consulting team. A draft of the report obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch does not recommend tightening...

When the 2019 legislatives sessions begin, Republicans will control 61 of the 99 state legislative chambers (down from 66 before the November election) and will control both chambers in 30 states.