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Sebastián Martínez Valdivia/KBIALowell Pearson has made much of his career in law working in Republican politics, including serving as solicitor general for former Missouri Governor Matt Blunt. Now he's joining the effort to force the state to carry out Medicaid expansion, which voters approved last August. -
Missouri Republicans are trying to avoid funding an expansion that would give 275,000 people health insurance. Democrats argue they are pushing ideology over the will of the people.
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Last Thursday, Governor Mike Parson announced Missouri would enter Phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccine distribution, making millions of Missourians eligible for… -
Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced Thursday that the state was initiating the next step in its COVID-19 vaccine rollout: phase 1B. That phase is…
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While health providers and public health officials across Missouri continue to work on getting people with the highest prioritization vaccinated against…
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As vaccine distribution gets going, some rural hospitals are facing uncertainty when it comes to immunizing their staff. Dr. Randy Tobler, the CEO of…
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This is part one of a two-part report on how rural hospitals across Missouri are dealing with the surge in COVID-19 admissions. 30 hours — that’s how long…
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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise in Missouri, and unlike other surges earlier in the summer, hospitals in most parts of the state are filling…
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Hospital Bed, ICU Capacity Becoming More Limited in MissouriHospital beds across Missouri are nearly four-fifths full, and capacity is even more limited in intensive care units as the coronavirus pandemic continues…
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It’s the first time since the University of Missouri started reporting COVID-19 cases that the number of “TOTAL STUDENTS HOSPITALIZED SINCE AUG. 19, 2020”…
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A month ago, there were fewer than 60 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Boone County. This week, there were more than 140. COVID-19 hospitalizations are…
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This story was updated on November 5, 2020 to include comment from Dr. Jonathan Heidt.When MU Health Care closed one of its two drive-thru coronavirus…
