/tags/health-care-industry Health Care Industry en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-08-21/direct-health-care-contracts-companies-employees-deductibles Employees can access health care with no out-of-pocket costs as long as they visit doctors or facilities that their company has a direct contract with. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-08-21/direct-health-care-contracts-companies-employees-deductibles Eric Schmid /health-science-environment/2024-01-25/affinia-healthcare-receives-federal-grant-to-support-afghan-health-and-wellness Affinia Healthcare received nearly $390,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide Afghan refugees with health care education and wellness services. Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-01-25/affinia-healthcare-receives-federal-grant-to-support-afghan-health-and-wellness Andrea Y. Henderson /health-science-environment/2024-01-25/missouri-advocates-decry-medicaid-application-delays-and-coverage-losses Interviews with advocates, applicants, participants and experts reveal that increased pressure on the social service agency’s capacity has intensified bureaucratic hurdles for low-income and low-resource Missourians trying to access government health insurance. Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-01-25/missouri-advocates-decry-medicaid-application-delays-and-coverage-losses Clara Bates /health-science-environment/2023-12-06/when-missouri-kicks-people-off-medicaid-they-struggle-to-keep-other-assistance A federal lawsuit filed before Medicaid unwinding began alleges that a dysfunctional system prevents low-income Missouri residents from getting food aid. Now, advocates say systemic flaws have escalated into a crisis for the most vulnerable. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-12-06/when-missouri-kicks-people-off-medicaid-they-struggle-to-keep-other-assistance Samantha Liss, Rachana Pradhan, Katheryn Houghton /health-science-environment/2023-09-13/copays-paused-for-illinois-noncitizens-on-state-sponsored-healthcare-plans The Illinois Department of Family and Human Services says it’s not ready to implement cost-saving measure implemented by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:34:34 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-09-13/copays-paused-for-illinois-noncitizens-on-state-sponsored-healthcare-plans Peter Hancock /health-science-environment/2023-06-23/national-health-leaders-return-to-st-louis-a-year-later-to-reflect-on-the-country-post-roe-v-wade Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, U.S. Rep. Cori Bush and representatives from Planned Parenthood of St. Louis and other clinics that perform abortions in Illinois gathered in the same conference room where they first learned of the Dobbs decision last year. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 22:44:42 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-06-23/national-health-leaders-return-to-st-louis-a-year-later-to-reflect-on-the-country-post-roe-v-wade Eric Schmid /government-politics-issues/2022-12-07/it-could-take-until-the-next-health-emergency-to-see-impact-of-patient-visitor-law Missouri lawmakers this year passed the No Patient Left Alone Act as a result of some patients being unable to have visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Months later, the impact of the law is likely dependent on a future health emergency. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 22:39:32 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-12-07/it-could-take-until-the-next-health-emergency-to-see-impact-of-patient-visitor-law Sarah Kellogg /government-politics-issues/2022-04-25/medicaid-expansion-for-illinois-noncitizens-goes-to-pritzker-despite-gop-opposition Democrats say the expansion will lower health care costs by reducing care administered at emergency rooms, while Republicans argue it will incentivize illegal immigration and overburden the state’s health system. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 17:17:38 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-04-25/medicaid-expansion-for-illinois-noncitizens-goes-to-pritzker-despite-gop-opposition Peter Hancock /health-science-environment/2021-04-24/virtual-care-spreads-in-missouri-health-system-home-to-hospital-without-beds Before the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual care was seen as a fringe movement that wouldn't work as well as in-person visits. All that has changed in the past year. Sat, 24 Apr 2021 14:10:47 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-04-24/virtual-care-spreads-in-missouri-health-system-home-to-hospital-without-beds Eric Berger | KHN /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-24/st-louis-consultant-makes-the-case-for-market-based-health-care It didn’t take a pandemic to prove that the U.S. health care system is broken, but this year’s COVID-19 outbreak certainly provided more evidence of what we all knew. To fix it, we need to “change the entire game,” says Rita Numerof, president and co-founder of the health care consulting firm Numerof & Associates. Tue, 24 Nov 2020 22:27:38 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-24/st-louis-consultant-makes-the-case-for-market-based-health-care Emily Woodbury