Kaiser Family Foundation

St. Louis’ largest health system, BJC HealthCare, plans to merge with Kansas City’s second-largest, St. Luke’s Health System, uniting more than 28 hospitals on both sides of Missouri by the end of this year.

A new report says Missouri's Medicaid costs could rise by 6.6 percent over 10 years if the state fully implements the federal health care law.But the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 12, 2010 - Patients don't normally embrace their dentists after getting a tooth pulled, and…