Missouri Primary Care Association

Three government-run health clinics in St. Louis County serve patients who can’t afford treatment elsewhere. But the health department has faced rising costs and staffing shortages. A new plan would garner the department millions more in federal funding each year.

Missouri retained its lonely title as the only state without a statewide prescription drug monitoring program — for the seventh year in a row — after the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 23, 2012 - Shannon Bagley has a passion for crunching numbers and for seeking good care for the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 29, 2012 - Lisa Hill of Wildwood has a 17-year-old son with more health conditions than most…