/tags/carestl-health CareSTL Health en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Sun, 15 May 2022 11:11:07 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-05-15/carestl-health-plans-to-offer-alternatives-to-opioids-housing-in-the-greater-ville CareSTL Health is creating a new health center in the Greater Ville neighborhood of north St. Louis. When complete next year, the Ville Wellness Center will house a drive-thru pharmacy and physical, occupational and behavioral therapy clinics. Sun, 15 May 2022 11:11:07 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-05-15/carestl-health-plans-to-offer-alternatives-to-opioids-housing-in-the-greater-ville Andrea Y. Henderson /health-science-environment/2022-04-26/as-missouris-medicaid-sign-ups-lag-faith-leaders-want-to-pick-up-the-slack Religious leaders in the statewide group Missouri Faith Voices are encouraging volunteers to spread the word about the state's Medicaid expansion. They say that the state has done little to publicize the program and that much of the responsibility for educating residents has fallen on them and community organizations. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:05:39 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-04-26/as-missouris-medicaid-sign-ups-lag-faith-leaders-want-to-pick-up-the-slack Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2022-01-12/pandemic-lawsuits-hamper-missouris-medicaid-enrollment Five months after a judge ruled Missouri must begin enrolling people in its newly expanded Medicaid program, the state is off to a slow start, with only 20% of newly eligible people signed up. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:14:48 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-01-12/pandemic-lawsuits-hamper-missouris-medicaid-enrollment Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2021-11-16/medicaid-expansion-in-missouri-stresses-a-dental-safety-net-already-stretched-thin An estimated 275,000 Missouri adults can get dental insurance now as the state has expanded who is eligible for Medicaid. But with so few dentists participating in the program, the state’s already-backlogged clinics are facing a glut of new clients. Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:13:31 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-11-16/medicaid-expansion-in-missouri-stresses-a-dental-safety-net-already-stretched-thin Bram Sable-Smith /2020-11-03/groups-offer-free-covid-19-tests-and-flu-shots-in-black-st-louis-communities There’s an ongoing effort to help Black communities that are more impacted by the coronavirus. Faith and For the Sake of All is teaming up with Care S-T-L Health to provide free COVID-19 testing and flu shots at churches in north St. Louis city and county. Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:07:58 GMT /2020-11-03/groups-offer-free-covid-19-tests-and-flu-shots-in-black-st-louis-communities Marissanne Lewis-Thompson /health-science-environment/2020-04-13/st-louis-is-no-exception-covid-19-reveals-the-inequities-in-health-care-here Alderwoman Pam Boyd, D-27th Ward, recognized the need for coronavirus testing stations in north St. Louis at the beginning of March. In meetings with… Mon, 13 Apr 2020 11:23:19 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-04-13/st-louis-is-no-exception-covid-19-reveals-the-inequities-in-health-care-here Andrea Y. Henderson