medicaid

Policy experts say one way to help close the racial gap in maternal health outcomes is to ensure people on Medicaid don’t lose coverage two months after pregnancy.

The local newscast from the KBIA newsroom in Columbia, Missouri

Research has found Medicaid expansion is linked to lower rates of people reoffending, and a key aspect appears to be mental health care.

We are coming out of one of the most tumultuous elections in recent memory, so it's understandable that you might want to take a rest from keeping up with politics. But the reality of politics doesn't stop — whether in Washington D.C. or Jefferson City — and the decisions made in both places affect our lives throughout the year.

After a night of what seemed like neck-in-neck results, Missourians have voted “Yes” on Amendment 2.The final results were about 53 percent “yes” to 47…

Days after it was announced that Medicaid expansion could be on November’s statewide ballot, Missouri lawmakers discussed additional requirements that…

Missouri Legislators on Tuesday held one of the only official hearings on Medicaid enrollment since a major drop left more than 90,000 children without…

On a chilly afternoon, Terry Cox had come to Mountain View, Missouri, to see a dentist and was waiting on a bench outside a converted rectory.“Came to get…

Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country, and the number is growing, according to a new report.The Georgetown University…

Child life specialist MERIDETH LEHMAN introduces us to 'Link', a facility dog at MU Women's and Children's Hospital in Columbia. Merideth says 'Link' is…