http://kbia.org en http://kbia.org/post/missouri-health-care-already-changing-under-affordable-care-act <p>Missourians are already seeing changes in healthcare coverage since the Affordable Care Act was first implemented. According to&nbsp;Ryan Barker, &nbsp;Director of Health Policy for the Missouri Foundation for Health,&nbsp;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.</p><p> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:02:10 +0000 25816 at http://kbia.org Missouri health care already changing under Affordable Care Act http://kbia.org/post/report-shows-two-thirds-missouris-uninsured-could-get-health-coverage <p>A new report by the Missouri Foundation for Health estimates that about two-thirds of Missouri&rsquo;s more than 800,000 uninsured could get health insurance under the federal health care law. The county level data suggest that rural counties will benefit the most. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:26:17 +0000 Véronique LaCapra 17297 at http://kbia.org http://kbia.org/post/newscast-july-9-2012-0 <p>Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:</p><ul><li>Work to resume at damaged Mo. levee</li><li>Report finds new federal health care law could cover two thirds of Mo. uninsured</li><li>Third person electrocuted at Lake of the Ozarks</li></ul> Mon, 09 Jul 2012 23:58:48 +0000 Rehman Tungekar 17268 at http://kbia.org http://kbia.org/post/missouri-decide-medicaid-expansion <p>The U.S. Supreme Court ruling, upholding the federal health law, has provided more clarity to the region and country.&nbsp;</p><p> Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:44:52 +0000 Elana Gordon 16884 at http://kbia.org Missouri to decide on Medicaid expansion http://kbia.org/post/top-mo-republicans-against-expanding-medicaid-eligibility <p>Top Missouri Republicans say they have no intention of expanding Medicaid eligibility as a result of the Supreme Court&#39;s ruling on the federal health care law.</p><p>The high court struck down a provision Thursday that threatened states with the loss of existing federal Medicaid dollars if they refuse to expand coverage to adults earning up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. That ruling essentially makes the expansion optional for states.</p><p>House Majority Leader Tim Jones says the Republican-led Legislature will not consider the expansion.</p> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:42:51 +0000 Associated Press 16718 at http://kbia.org Top Mo. Republicans against expanding Medicaid eligibility