Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Missouri's Governor used a stop at the Kirkwood Community Center Tuesday to push for the Show-Me state to take advantage of an opportunity available through the Affordable Care Act.
On the same day the Missouri House voted to keep the 2014 fiscal year budget from being sent back to a state legislative committee, leaving Governor Jay Nixon's proposal to expand Medicaid out of the budget, Nixon came to the Kirkwood Community Center to continue pressing his case. Nixon wants Missouri to take advantage of federal funding available through the Affordable Care Act which would cover 100 percent of the costs associated with expanding Medicaid over the next several years. The Nixon administration says the expansion would help 300,000 Missourians who currently don't have health insurance, and would protect against cuts in federal reimbursements to hospitals which treat the uninsured. Opponents in the state legislature say …
The governor will be in Kirkwood this afternoon. He's looking for business support for a major initiative that's facing opposition in the GOP-controlled state legislature.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon plans a Tuesday afternoon stop in Kirkwood at the Kirkwood Community Center to continue his push for the state to expand access to Medicaid. Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government will cover 100 percent of the costs for three years. The Nixon administration believes that will hep 300,000 Missourians who do not have health insurance coverage. Read: Advocates Demand Missouri Expands Medicaid Coverage by 2014 The expansion is part of the Governor's budget proposal, and has been met with opposition by the GOP-controlled state legislature. The Associated Press reported "Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, said it wasn’t politically realistic to accept the federal money, add …
Friday, February 22, 2013
Dr. Wit A. Jamry, who reportedly worked at both Des Peres and St. Lukes hospitals, pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud this week.
*NOTE: This article has been updated to reflect the fact that the physician was not employed by Des Peres Hospital. A doctor who reportedly reportedly had offices at both Des Peres Hospital and St. Lukes Hospital pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud Wednesday. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dr. Wit A. Jamry, 62, admitted billing Medicare and Medicaid for services he had not performed. According to a Des Peres Hospital spokesperson, the physician was not employed by the hospital. "He is an independent physician who was on staff, but we had nothing to do with his practice," the hospital spokesperson stated to Patch. Quoting from the Post story: "Jamry admitted…
Thursday, January 17, 2013
A campaign kicked off Wednesday to expand coverage to anyone making 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. Advocates say the move would cover an additional 250,000 Missourians.
Grassroots leaders and organizations in St. Louis converged Wednesday to announce a campaign to expand Medicaid coverage in Missouri, a move they say is critical for the state's working poor. During a press conference at Kirkwood Baptist Church, faith leaders, advocates and Medicaid customers called for Missouri to adopt legislation that expands coverage to anyone making 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Under the current system, Missouri does not offer Medicaid to single adults, unless they are disabled, and parents or caretakers with dependent children must make 25 percent of the FPL to receive Medicaid. (See PDF for comparison of current eligibility requirements versus those under an expanded coverage system.) "Missouri …
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Former Missouri Governor Bob Holden, who now runs the Holden Public Policy Forum at Webster University, educated residents about health care reform and its impact on Medicare at a seminar in Des Peres Wednesday night.
With much of the budget debate in Washington centered around the spiraling costs of Medicare and changes from the health care overhaul passed in 2010 beginning to take effect, Missouri senior citizens have been left with a lot of questions. To help provide some answers, Lutheran Senior Services sponsored a seminar held Wednesday night at the Lodge Des Peres titled "Separating Fact from Fiction—The Impact of Health Care Reform on Seniors." Speakers for the event were former Missouri Governor Bob Holden, who now runs the Holden Public Policy Forum at Webster University, and Missouri Foundation for Health President and CEO Dr. James Kimmey. Eighty-three-year-old Dan Faber was one of the attendees and came because he wanted to see what all the…
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Kurt Greenbaum
12:55 pm on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Good question, Charles. Don't know the answer to that, but we can try to find out. more ›