Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS)

Organizations such as the alcohol and drug abuse education nonprofit PreventEd in the St. Louis area received emails announcing grant funding had been canceled because it did not align with the federal government's priorities.

New USDA guidance issued Saturday requested that states immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits.

In a wide-ranging interview with St. Louis Public Radio, MoHealthNet director Todd Richardson discussed some of the program's big challenges — including implementing work requirements.

More than 400,000 of the state’s nearly 1.4 million Medicaid recipients lost coverage after the close of the public health emergency. Almost half were children — one of the highest rates in the nation.

Both sides had sued, arguing each had cost the other millions of dollars and were in breach of contract.

The Department of Social Services’ call center issues ultimately denied eligible Missourians meaningful access to benefits, a judge found.

The head of the agency that oversees the Missouri Children’s Division says he wants investigators to treat evidence of fentanyl as an imminent danger to kids.

Officials say tackling St. Louis and St. Louis County’s more than 6,000 abuse and neglect cases will require hiring more investigators.

Federal officials are raising concerns that long call center wait times may be contributing to a surge in the number of people losing Medicaid health care coverage.

The Missouri Department of Social Services has reported an alarming drop in calls to the child abuse hotline. In mid-March, calls plummeted about…