health policy

The Missouri Department of Health is warning consumers to avoid 7-OH, a chemically altered form of kratom it says is untested, unregulated, and up to 13 times stronger than morphine. The advisory follows an FDA warning to Kansas City–based Shaman Botanicals, which makes 7-OH products sold in stores and online across Missouri.

Centene subsidiary Ambetter from Home State Health failed to meet Affordable Care Act requirements for medical care spending. The refunds to Missourians will be among the largest in the state since 2012.

The Missouri Supreme Court has told a Kansas City judge to again allow enforcement of the state's near ban on abortion.

Missouri is one of 25 states considering a legalization of physician-assisted death.

The president's call for mandatory paid sick days starred in his State of the Union address. But forget the big speech: It may be small businesses — and state lawmakers — that decide this debate.

A new report by an MU policy analyst warns about the consequences of a ballot measure passed by Missouri voters last November. It all has to do with the…