Sebastián Martínez Valdivia
Health ReporterSebastián Martínez Valdivia is a health reporter and documentary filmmaker who focuses on access to care in rural and immigrant communities. A native Spanish speaker and lifelong Missouri resident, Sebastián is interested in the often overlooked and under-covered world of immigrant life in the rural midwest. He has a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Missouri and a master's degree in documentary journalism at the same institution. Aside from public health, his other interests include conservation, climate change and ecology.
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An interview with Darin Preis, executive director of Central Missouri Community Action, on the outreach work his group is doing on Medicaid expansion. -
While the state is accepting applications for Medicaid coverage under expanded eligibility, it says it can't start processing those applications before October 1.
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While a judge has ordered Missouri to implement Medicaid Expansion, there are still some obstacles to getting those who would qualify enrolled.
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Regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom for August 24, 2021.
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Across the country, children have received 11 million fewer shots to protect against vaccine-preventable diseases.
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Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem issued an injunction prohibiting the state from denying applications of people who qualify for Medicaid under expanded eligibility.
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In a hearing in Cole County Circuit Court, parties presented arguments over how to proceed with an order to expand Medicaid eligibility in Missouri.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics has expressed growing concerns about a drop in orders for vaccines for routine childhood inoculations.
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Missouri grew by 11,000 people between 2019 and 2020.
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A collection of the afternoon's newscasts and links to the stories included.
