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After enhanced subsidies disappear, Affordable Care Act enrollment drops in Missouri, Kansas | Jefferson City News-Tribune
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (1247+ words) As small-business owners, Sonya Andrews and her husband are used to uncertainty. Every month is different for them when it comes to business. But this year they're feeling more pressure, thanks to the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits…...
SSM Health and United Healthcare reach new multi-year agreement
1+ week, 6+ day ago (11+ words) SSM Health and United Healthcare reach new multi-year agreement'newstribune.com...
More services at Central Missouri hospital fall victim to economic pressures
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (14+ words) More services at Central Missouri hospital fall victim to economic pressures'Jefferson City News Tribune...
Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes | Jefferson City News-Tribune
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (817+ words) NEW YORK " Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year....
Rising county health care costs raise concerns — both short-term and long-term
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (98+ words) A recent decision by the Cole County Commission will put more of the financial responsibility on county departments and employees to foot the bill for health insurance. Matthew McFarland is the County Government and Public Safety reporter for the News…...
Cole County employees, departments will have to pay more for health insurance
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (103+ words) All 311 Cole County employees will have to pay more than double what they paid in 2025 to enroll in the county's health insurance program, the Cole County Commission decided Tuesday morning. Matthew McFarland is the County Government and Public Safety reporter…...
COMMENTARY: Can America afford to reopen the government? | Jefferson City News-Tribune
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (308+ words) What is the welfare state America wants, and what is the one it can afford? This is not a question Americans are ready to discuss -- so much so that their elected officials have shut down the government to avoid it....
COMMENTARY: To lower health costs, legalize catastrophic health insurance plans for all | Jefferson City News-Tribune
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (488+ words) The following column is coauthored by Stephen Moore and David M. Simon. The mega-health insurers are leading the charge for more subsidies because this money lands right in their pockets. Their profits and stock values have been soaring while the rest…...
California union proposes taxing billionaires to offset Medicaid cuts
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (33+ words) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A major union announced a proposal Thursday to impose a one-time 5 percent tax on billionaires in California to address federal funding cuts to health care for low-income ......
State agency urges Missourians to review life insurance during National Financial Planning Month
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (58+ words) DCI encourages Missourians to take time this month to review all types of insurance coverage to ensure their policies are current and align with their overall financial goals. It's also important to ... Damon Grosvenor is a reporter covering the Missouri…...