Medicaid

Metro-east nursing homes were cited and fined a total of $1.3 million from state and federal regulatory agencies.

Researchers surveyed low-wage workers and found many report administrative burdens in signing up and keeping vital Medicaid and SNAP coverage.

Smaller rural hospitals are closing or in danger of shutting down, regional facilities like Phelps Health are looking to expand to pick up the slack.

The hospital’s involvement is a partial lifeline to the facility that has faced financial struggles, but questions about the aquatics area remain.

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, has been traveling his district this month to spotlight the tax breaks included in the bill.

Around two dozen people from local health organizations aired concerns Wednesday at a roundtable in downtown St. Louis convened by U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell.

“I think that we should celebrate this injunction, but we should continue to be vigilant,” said Planned Parenthood Great Rivers Chief Medical Officer Margaret Baum.

In a wide-ranging interview with St. Louis Public Radio, MoHealthNet director Todd Richardson discussed some of the program’s big challenges — including implementing work requirements.

Planned Parenthood Great Rivers announced layoffs to combat cuts to Medicaid.

Gov. Mike Kehoe is hopeful Congress will reverse course on major restrictions on medical provider taxes before they fully go into effect.