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During the tenure of Jennifer Tidball, the Department of Social Services faced criticism over its handling of reports of abuse and neglect at unlicensed youth residential facilities, and its failure to report missing foster kids.
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Tuesday’s hearing was only the latest example of legislative criticism of the Department of Social Services.
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The report says 978 children went missing from foster care in the state in 2019.
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The Department of Social Services will begin accepting applicants to the health care program on Friday.
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While the state is accepting applications for Medicaid coverage under expanded eligibility, it says it can't start processing those applications before October 1.
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State officials said eligible individuals would not be enrolled until Oct. 1 due to system updates.
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If approved, the federal government would pay for 90% of a women's health program costs. State officials say it would decrease unplanned pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. But critics say the program won’t reach low-income women who need it the most, because the waiver would bar clinics that offer abortions from participating.
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A new audit found problems with how Missouri’s Medicaid system determined whether a participant in the health care program is still eligible.Federal…
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The number of people enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program reached a five-year low in December, falling to 846,554. That’s 130,000 fewer people —…
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An estimated 30% of Missouri youth in foster care or group homes are on psychotropic drugs of some sort — nearly twice the national average for kids that…