Affordable Care Act

(January 23, 2019) (L-R) Rachel Sachs, William Freivogel and Mark Smith joined Wednesday's "St. Louis on the Air" to discuss local and national stories pertaining to the law.

Legal Roundtable: Analysis Of Judge’s Ruling Against Trump Administration, Missouri Politics, More

Lara Hamdan

St. Louis on the Air’s monthly Legal Roundtable got underway Wednesday as host Don Marsh delved into a variety of recent local and national stories…

Longtime Democratic force in Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill.

Government, Politics & Issues

As she wraps up life as senator, McCaskill forecasts deadlock over health care, border wall

Jo Mannies

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill predicts there won’t be any congressional action – beyond symbolic votes – to protect or replace the Affordable Care Act before…

Health, Science & Environment

Missouri health insurance enrollment drops as deadline looms

Sarah Fentem

Americans have until Saturday to sign up for coverage on the federal, online insurance marketplace. The Affordable Care Act set up healthcare.gov to help…

Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander greets supporters as they welcome him to the stage at The Pageant on Oct. 28, 2016.

Government, Politics & Issues

Politically Speaking: On pre-existing conditions, St. Louis County turnout and Kander’s decision

Jason Rosenbaum

St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies look at three things playing a big role in Missouri’s 2018 election cycle.The first is debate over…

The study examined over 580,000 patient records collected over a 20-year period and found women were more likely to survive a heart attack when treated by a female doctor than a male doctor.

Health, Science & Environment

Rate of Missourians without health insurance remains at 9 percent, Census finds

Sarah Fentem

A new survey from the U.S. Census Bureau found the Missouri uninsured rate remained steady at 9.1 percent in 2017 despite several Congressional attempts…

Missourians buying health insurance on the federal exchange likely won't see the sky-high rate increases that have becoming common in recent years in 2019. But experts say the marketplace's woes are far from over.

Health, Science & Environment

Missouri's health-care exchange to see modest rate increases after years of huge hikes

Sarah Fentem

When Missourians go to healthcare.gov to buy health insurance, they likely won't be shocked by double-digit increases this year, according to data filed…

Insurance premiums for plans on healthcare.gov have become more expensive, but most people who buy exchange plans on healthcare.gov receive tax credits to help them offset costs. Those who don’t receive those credits bear the brunt of those higher prices.

Health, Science & Environment

Rising premiums price some Missouri and Illinois consumers out of healthcare exchange

Sarah Fentem

The rising costs of insurance plans available through the federal healthcare.gov website may make them unaffordable for some people in Missouri and…

Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer, a plastic surgeon from Johnson County, supports the state's latest legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Kansas and several other states say Congress' elimination of of tax penalties on people who don't obtain insurance effectively nullifies Obamacare.

Kansas and Missouri Join States Arguing No Tax Penalty, No Affordable Care Act

Dan Margolies

Missouri and Kansas have joined 18 other states in seeking to have the Affordable Care Act declared unconstitutional following Congress’ repeal last...

Medical assistant Raquis Tyler, Dr. Heidi Miller and nurse Cindi Boehm discuss treatment plans for patients at Family Care Health Centers in St. Louis.

Health, Science & Environment

Shortened enrollment period for Affordable Care Act gets a healthy start in Missouri

Once again, people who don’t get health insurance through their job are logging into online market places set up by the Affordable Care Act to buy it on…

Yudelmy Cataneda (from left), Javier Suarez and Claudia Suarez talk about health insurance with Yosmay Valdivian (right), an insurance agent from Sunshine Life and Health Advisors, at the Mall of Americas in Miami in 2014.

5 Points To Keep In Mind When Shopping For Health Insurance This Year

Julie Rovner

Open enrollment on the exchanges for health insurance created by the Affordable Care Act will be different this time around. Here are some tips on how to make the most of it.