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2013 Health Stories

• 12/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Lawmaker looks to crack down on drug dealers
• 12/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Lawmakers push for felon food stamp eligibility
• 11/21/2013: Radio Story - Mo. Dept of Insurance to health insurance companies: allow coverage renewal for plans canceled under ACA
• 11/21/2013: Newspaper Story - Missouri Changes Physical Education
• 11/20/2013: Radio Story - President Obama met with state officials on canceled health insurance plans, Missouri not included.
• 11/19/2013: Radio Story - Gov. Nixon calls off Medicaid talks after lawmakers change venue
• 11/19/2013: Newspaper Story - Missouri Medicaid talks turn into turf war after lawmakers call for change of venue
• 11/18/2013: Radio Story - African-American Missouri Clergy met with Gov. Nixon Monday
• 11/18/2013: Radio Story - Obama says old insurance plans can continue through 2014, but Missourians may not be able to reverse cancellations
• 11/13/2013: Newspaper Story - A Senate committee rejects Gov. Nixon's call to expand Medicaid to the working poor
• 11/13/2013: Radio Story - Democrats walk out of a Senate committee on Medicaid.
• 11/ 6/2013: Radio Story - The state will spend one million dollars to reopen the Missouri State Penitentiary for tourism next Spring
• 10/21/2013: Radio Story - Missouri public defender system faces budget battles
• 10/16/2013: Radio Story - Rep. Stacy Newman, among other state officials, pressure Nodaway Co. Prosecutor to reopen Coleman case.
• 10/ 9/2013: Radio Story - After controversy, the Mo. Dept. of Corrections will return it's shipment of propofol to the distributor
• 10/ 7/2013: Radio Story - Missouri lawmaker asks governor to address lethal injection concerns
• 10/ 7/2013: Newspaper Story - State lawmaker asks governor to carry out upcoming executions
• 10/ 2/2013: Radio Story - Missouri Senate Medicaid committee still indecisive about expanding Medicaid
• 10/ 1/2013: Radio Story - CDC data shows a sharp decrease in cases of West Nile virus
• 10/ 1/2013: Newspaper Story - CDC is reporting major drop off in West Nile Virus cases in Missouri
• 9/30/2013: Newspaper Story - Several state departments could face implications if feds shut down government
• 9/30/2013: Radio Story - New technology at the Lake of the Ozarks will raise more efficiently transmit power to homes.
• 9/27/2013: Newspaper Story - Missouri has few licensed navigators for Obamacare's Tuesday implementation.
• 9/26/2013: Newspaper Story - @jaybarnes5 led interim committee on federal waivers for Medicaid, looked to other states for guidance
• 9/26/2013: Radio Story - Opposing parties teamed up in an attempt to brainstorm ideas to fix the state Medicaid program.
• 9/18/2013: Radio Story - Missouri dropped 20 spots in health ranking in the past two decades
• 9/18/2013: Newspaper Story - Federal health care advisors face Missouri regulation, concerns arise
• 9/18/2013: Radio Story - Department of Insurance will license and regulate Obamacare
• 9/16/2013: Radio Story - Overrides on the veto of House Bills 339 and 650 could lead to lawsuits.
• 9/ 6/2013: Radio Story - Missouri High Schools will release a report on the number of concussions this year
• 8/20/2013: Radio Story - Another confirmed case of Cyclospora brings Missouri's total to 5. Neighboring Iowa reported 155 cases this year.
• 5/16/2013: Radio Story - Groups line capitol steps with paper lanterns in Medicaid protest
• 5/14/2013: Radio Story - Mo. Medicaid director replaced as session nears its end
• 4/25/2013: Newspaper Story - State Rep. says "Don't Get Sick" bill would break poverty cycle
• 4/25/2013: Newspaper Story - Advocates push for crime victim rights in U.S. House on eve of Mo. Capitol crime victim ceremony
• 4/24/2013: Newspaper Story - Missouri Medicaid overhaul appeared to have some life in the House Wednesday before failing a second time.
• 4/23/2013: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate has defeated Medicaid expansion in what could be the final vote on the issue this year.
• 4/23/2013: Radio Story - Lawmakers push to provide workers compensation coverage for police officers injured in the line of duty.
• 4/23/2013: Newspaper Story - Missouri House pushes to include police psychological disorders in workers compensation
• 4/22/2013: Radio Story - A House committee questioned a contract that would move disabled Missourians to federal welfare program.
• 4/17/2013: Newspaper Story - Missouri lawmakers have stalled in discussion of Medicaid expansion in the state.
• 4/16/2013: Radio Story - Gov. Nixon rallies with Missourians for Medicaid expansion
• 4/16/2013: Radio Story - State lawmakers clash on the Senate floor over major current issues
• 4/ 9/2013: Radio Story - Nixon presses Medicaid expansion with Senate GOP; Republicans say no deal
• 4/ 9/2013: Newspaper Story - House wants attorney general to appeal federal contraception mandate under federal law
• 4/ 9/2013: Radio Story - Lawmakers push attorney general to appeal federal contraception rule
• 4/ 4/2013: Newspaper Story - Half a million Missouri citizens will be eligible for health care tax credits in 2014 under Obamacare
• 4/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Thousands of Missourians could recieve federal health care tax credits
• 4/ 3/2013: Newspaper Story - Gov. Jay Nixon cited an Arkansas Medicaid plan as potential model for Missouri Medicaid expansion
• 4/ 3/2013: Radio Story - A House committee has passed a bill to expand Medicaid up to 100 percent of the poverty level
• 4/ 2/2013: Radio Story - Lt. Governor Peter Kinder says he is not worried about safety risks of a new pipeline in Missouri
• 3/29/2013: Newspaper Story - Medicaid debate fireworks begin as House passes 2014 budget
• 3/28/2013: Radio Story - Miss America 2008 speaks out on eating disorders at the Missouri Capitol
• 3/28/2013: Radio Story - House passes measure capping non-economic damages in medical lawsuits
• 3/28/2013: Newspaper Story - Miss America fought for Missouri Legislators to pass a bill that would mandate eating disorders coverage
• 3/28/2013: Radio Story - $24.8B budget clears House without Medicaid expansion
• 3/26/2013: Radio Story - House opens budget debate with Medicaid fireworks
• 3/20/2013: Newspaper Story - A look at the current state of Missouri's Medicaid system and the debate over expansion.
• 3/14/2013: Radio Story - Leaders in Missouri's General Assembly express satisfaction with first half progress
• 3/13/2013: Newspaper Story - Though Medicaid expansion has been defeated in both chambers, Missouri Democrats say the issue is still alive
• 3/13/2013: Radio Story - Mo. House and Senate Committees have rejected Medicaid expansion.
• 3/11/2013: Newspaper Story - The Missouri House has given preliminary approval to House Speaker Tim Jones' medical workers' rights legislation.
• 3/11/2013: Radio Story - The Missouri House perfects bill allowing doctors to refuse birth control to patients
• 3/ 6/2013: Newspaper Story - Mo. representative pushes for gluten-labeling on all hygiene products
• 3/ 6/2013: Newspaper Story - Despite bill language, state representative says his legislation would not ban sex-selection abortions.
• 3/ 6/2013: Newspaper Story - Senator sponsors a prescription drug monitoring bill he previously vowed to kill
• 3/ 5/2013: Radio Story - Heroin help group rallied in front of the Capitol building to support the "good Samaritan" bill.
• 2/27/2013: Newspaper Story - A House committee passed a bill to cap non-economic medical malpractice damages.
• 2/25/2013: Newspaper Story - Fulton State Hospital will get much needed renovations if the House Speaker's bond proposal goes through
• 2/25/2013: Radio Story - In a House committee meeting Monday, representatives chose to vote down a bill that would expand Medicaid.
• 2/25/2013: Newspaper Story - House panel defeats Medicaid expansion bill
• 2/20/2013: Radio Story - Mo. lawmakers dismissed from the Capitol early to prepare for the winter storm
• 2/19/2013: Radio Story - Mo. senator says gun bill could increase urban violence
• 2/19/2013: Radio Story - Senator seeks health insurance coverage for eating disorders
• 2/18/2013: Radio Story - Missouri House Democrats have sponsored legislation to expand Medicaid coverage.
• 2/18/2013: Newspaper Story - Missouri Democrats introduced legislation that would expand Medicaid in the state.
• 2/18/2013: Radio Story - A bill would allow doctors to refuse abortion treatment because of personal beliefs.
• 2/18/2013: Newspaper Story - Health care providers could object to abortions and other procedures based on their consciences
• 2/15/2013: Newspaper Story - Several Missouri legislators are sponsoring bills to block or restrict various federal laws in Missouri.
• 2/14/2013: Radio Story - Injured Missourians who have been waiting for compensation get some good news from the state Capitol.
• 2/13/2013: Newspaper Story - Parents would be required to grant consent to teens wishing to tan in Missouri
• 2/13/2013: Radio Story - Representatives debate over the safety of tanning beds.
• 2/12/2013: Radio Story - Missouri Senator says lakes across the state could have more of a health risk than originally thought
• 2/11/2013: Radio Story - A state senator wants to put limits on quality of life lawsuits up to a vote of the people.
• 2/11/2013: Newspaper Story - A Senate bill presented today would create an alternative to the penal system for veterans.
• 2/ 7/2013: Radio Story - Benevolent tax credits bill heads from House to Senate
• 2/ 4/2013: Newspaper Story - A Missouri Senator proposes a cap on noneconomic damages, previously ruled unconstitutional
• 2/ 4/2013: Radio Story - Missouri lawmakers want to overturn a Supreme Court decision on medical malpractice with legislation
• 1/29/2013: Radio Story - Nixon touts increased education funding, Medicaid expansion, and campaign contribution limits in State of State
• 1/29/2013: Newspaper Story - Missouri's governor makes education, mental health and Medicaid top budget priorities.
• 1/29/2013: Newspaper Story - Despite vocal opposition to Medicaid expansion, state lawmakers would consider funding Medicaid fraud control
• 1/29/2013: Radio Story - Medicaid fraud investigators want more funding
• 1/28/2013: Newspaper Story - Gov. Jay Nixon outlined his plan for his second term during the State of the State Address
• 1/22/2013: Newspaper Story - Senior Democratic Missouri House member given control of one of the biggest bond issues in Missouri history
• 1/16/2013: Radio Story - Missouri House Republicans extinguish a proposal to ban smoking in offices.
• 1/10/2013: Radio Story - Gov. Nixon says Missouri should expand Medicaid so Missourians get their federal tax dollars back
• 1/ 9/2013: Radio Story - Missouri House and Senate announce what issues the Republican veto-proof majority will act on.