Health Insurance

Shrinking Medicaid Rolls In Missouri Raise Flag On Vetting Process

Tangunikia Ward, a single mom of two who has been unemployed for the past couple of years, was shocked when her St. Louis family was kicked off Missouri’s…

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…

Gustavo Valdez, an insurance navigator with the Community Action Agency of St. Louis County helps Charles Niemeyer enroll in health insurance through the healthcare.gov website.

Health, Science & Environment

With open enrollment underway, new rules could mean fewer people in marketplace plans

Sarah Fentem

Nov. 1 marked the start of the six-week open enrollment period during which Missourians can buy health insurance on the federal exchange.While enrollment…

Government, Politics & Issues

Nearly 800,000 Missourians live in poverty, housing advocacy group report says

Ashley Lisenby

More than half of Missouri’s poorest residents are paying more than half of their yearly income in rent. Non-profit leaders at two Missouri organizations…

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…

Health, Science & Environment

Missouri asks to add addiction treatment to St. Louis health program for poor, uninsured

Sarah Fentem

St. Louis health officials want to add addiction treatment to the region’s health program for low-income people without insurance.The Missouri Department…

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…

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.

Health, Science & Environment

Trump's decisions on health care likely to drive up rates in Missouri, experts say

Though Republicans in Congress have not passed a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump has used a series of executive orders and…