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Mizzou joins other insurers in cutting GLP‑1 weight‑loss drug coverage
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (605+ words) The University of Missouri is no longer covering GLP-1 medications for weight loss under its health insurance plan. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, the university stopped covering GLP-1 medications prescribed for conditions other than Type 2 diabetes, including weight loss. The health plan continues…...
Insurance changes leave thousands in southwest Missouri without access to CoxHealth providers
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (749+ words) Thousands of residents in southwest Missouri are scrambling to find new doctors after insurance changes left CoxHealth " the region's largest health system " unavailable for many marketplace patients. The disruption comes as nearly 350,000 Missourians enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace plans…...
Missouri ACA enrollment drops nearly 10% as subsidies expire
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (298+ words) Enrollment in Affordable Care Act marketplace plans in Missouri fell by nearly 10% this year, according to new data released after the close of the 202526 sign-up period in January. About 365,000 Missourians enrolled in coverage " roughly 42,000 fewer than last year. Health policy…...
CPS approves 20% increase in employee insurance rates
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (502+ words) The Columbia School Board approved an increase of 20% to employee medical insurance premiums Thursday. The change will take effect Jan. 1, 2027, Columbia Public Schools spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said. The vote was 5-2, with board members Paul Harper and April Ferrao dissenting. Harper…...
Medicare Advantage insurers face new curbs on overcharges in Trump plan
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (941+ words) Medicare Advantage health plans are blasting a government proposal this week that would keep their reimbursement rates flat next year while making other payment changes. But some health policy experts say the plan could help reduce billions of dollars in…...
Without higher subsidies, some Missourians choosing lesser insurance plans
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (378+ words) Missouri healthcare experts say more expensive Affordable Care Act insurance plans are leading some to choose different coverage. Open enrollment started November 1, but the current government shutdown is largely due to a fight over whether enhanced subsidies to offset ACA…...
Why the ACA needs young people — and the looming 'death spiral' for health insurance
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (913+ words) Chloe Chalakani has a lot at stake in the health care fight at the heart of the government shutdown. Chalakani runs a small culinary business with her partner in the coastal town of Thomaston, Maine. As temperatures drop and the…...
AstraZeneca makes deal with White House to lower drug prices
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (445+ words) AstraZeneca became the second drugmaker to enter a deal with the Trump administration to offer lower prices to Medicaid and to offer some of its drugs at a discount through TrumpRx, a government website to facilitate sales directly to consumers....
ACA premiums could skyrocket: What to expect as open enrollment begins
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (767+ words) Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans begins in less than two weeks, and consumers are already facing significantly higher premiums because tax credits are set to expire at the end of the year, and Democrats and Republicans…...
Federal rules force customer rebates for Missouri’s biggest health insurer
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (574+ words) Missouri's biggest individual insurer must rebate almost $90 million to policyholders because it spent too little on care and too much on administration. Ambetter from Home State Health, a subsidiary of'Clayton-based Centene Corporation, is mailing checks totaling $87.5 million to customers in…...