Medicare Advantage plans are an alternative to Original Medicare for beneficiaries in Missouri. Offered by private insurers, ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Trusted health plan introduces high-quality Medicare Advantage options with new benefits and flexibility, while ...

Missouri must tie Medicaid dollars to measurable outcomes such as access, staffing and infrastructure. Without those guardrails, expansion remains a policy in name, not in practice (Thomas ...

Kansas and Missouri are below average when it comes to the cost and quality of Medicare coverage. That’s according to a new scorecard from The Commonwealth Fund that looks at how seniors are faring ...

Todd Richardson is no stranger to tough challenges. But in a wide-ranging interview with St. Louis Public Radio, Richardson said he doesn't shy away from difficult challenges or obstacles. In fact, he ...

Missouri lawmakers said the decision to not expand Medicaid in the state will likely result in a lawsuit, according to an article in the News Tribune. Gov. Mike Parson formally withdrew plans for the ...

Missouri’s Medicaid expansion has failed to deliver real access to care, leaving rural communities stranded by administrative barriers, hospital closures, staffing shortages, and persistent policy ...

John W. Bluford III doesn’t have to speculate about what major cuts to Medicaid could mean to Kansas City area patients and hospitals. Takeaways In an effort to trim a multibillion dollar deficit, ...

Medicaid spending in Missouri accounted for 17 percent of the state’s revenue in 2009. In 2018, the state’s Medicaid spending grew to 24 percent, and it’s on track to equal 26 percent of revenue by ...

Missouri currently uses an antiquated, paper-based process to verify eligibility for most Medicaid benefits. State workers must type the information into a 17-year-old program known as the Family ...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) now vows to vote for the Reconciliation Bill after previously criticizing Medicaid cuts. (Al Drago/Getty Images/TNS) For almost 60 years, vulnerable Missourians have depended ...