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Freeman Health System, based in Joplin, Missouri announced plans to build a 50-bed hospital in Kansas despite trends of hospitals downsizing and closing.

Earlier this year, Columbia Public Schools unveiled the Scholar Clinic, a new health clinic just for students, in partnership with Clarity Healthcare.

The median time it took Missouri’s social services department to process Medicaid applications for low-income Missourians in February was 77 days, an agency spokesperson told The Independent.

On Jan. 1, those 18 and under who enroll in Missouri's insurance programs for low-income people will not be removed for 12 months.

Across the Kansas City metro, departments are making strategic efforts to rebuild since COVID and prepare for future health emergencies. But they are fighting uphill battles against lackluster funding, a mass exodus of employees and public perception.

MU Health Care announced Tuesday that it is joining forces with Moberly Regional Medical Center and Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville to provide more care and train new physicians.

Members of MU’s Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) chapter are leading initiatives to bridge the gaps between medical professionals and Spanish-speaking patients.

The Agape Clinic in Belle is closing Tuesday and will leave hundreds of Missourians without healthcare.Executive director Margie Lange said the clinic is…

For the second year in a row, the March of Dimes has given Missouri a grade of “C” in its annual state rankings of premature birth rates. Factors…