Cost of Health Care

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 3, 2013 - In response to software glitches and heavy consumer demand on the health insurance…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 25, 2013 - Health policy analysts differ sharply on the conclusions of Wednesday's federal…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 30, 2013 - Gov. Jay Nixon has upped the ante in his criticism of a broad-based tax cut bill…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 24, 2012 - Annual medical spending in Missouri is expected to rise faster than the national…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 30, 2012 - Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, former Health and Human Services secretary under President…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 29, 2011 - Like the makers of brand-name grocery items, some drug manufacturers offer coupons in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 17, 2011 - During a typical stay in a hospital, patients aren't usually required to pay their…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 8, 2009 - The cacophonous screed about pulling the plug on grandma may have been the product of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 1, 2009 - In my last column , I discussed two issues that have galvanized opposition to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 8, 2009 - In an average year, inflation nibbles away a bit more than 3 percent of our buying…