university of missouri health system

Missouri health care already changing under Affordable Care Act

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:02:10 +0000

Missourians are already seeing changes in healthcare coverage since the Affordable Care Act was first implemented. According to Ryan Barker, Director of Health Policy for the Missouri Foundation for Health, changes already affecting Missourians include provisions allowing young people to stay on their parents’ insurance plans until the age of 26, Medicare coverage of preventative services without a co-pay, and a new rule that requires some insurance providers to partially reimburse customers if they don’t limit overhead and administrative costs.

KBIA Newscast for June 18, 2012

Ryan Famuliner — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:08:21 +0000

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newscast, including:

A $13.3 million federal grant to the MU Health System
A Sedalia Community College will be offering classes in Boonville in the Fall
The state auditor's office says a couple of ballot measures would have no cost to taxpayers

MU Health System gets $13.3M in federal money

Melissa Helm — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:53:16 +0000

The University of Missouri Health System will receive $13.3 million from the federal government to enhance primary care for elderly patients.

MU School of Medicine Dean to retire amid billing fraud probe

Jonathan Ingram — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:19:44 +0000

The dean of the University of Missouri School of Medicine is retiring following an internal investigation by the university’s Health System revealing possible billing fraud by the Department of Radiology.