3+ hour, 33+ min ago   (555+ words) With healthcare costs forecasted to jump by double digits next year, the St. Louis region’s largest healthcare provider and Missouri's largest commercial health insurer remain at odds over how exactly each side’s consumers will pay the bill. The ongoing stalemate…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (186+ words) Seasonal work. Inconsistent hours. Frequent moves. Cash payments and informal jobs. For farmworkers who rely on Medicaid, these common employment patterns could put their health coverage at risk. Dr. Mehmet Oz: "I want to remind you that when a fraudsters…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (135+ words) SSM Health and UnitedHealthcare have reached a new multiyear agreement, preventing thousands of people from losing their in-network medical coverage. Local investor Rod Thomas is partnering with Las Vegas-based real estate firm Contour on a $3.1 billion, 487,000-square-foot facility at the…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago   (145+ words) ST. LOUIS — SSM Health and UnitedHealthcare have agreed to extend their current contract for 30 days after stalled negotiations threatened in-network medical coverage for thousands of people. The Florida-based billionaire and Missouri native buys a controlling stake in Lee Enterprises This…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (175+ words) Missouri legislators increased payments to Medicaid providers in 2022, leading to more providers agreeing to treat Medicaid patients. Javascript is required to use this website. ST. LOUIS — More Missouri Medicaid patients visited a dentist after the state significantly raised Medicaid…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (91+ words) ST. LOUIS — BJC Health will stay in Aetna's coverage network next year after both sides agreed to "all key terms," BJC Health said on Thursday. SSM Health says UnitedHealthcare has "continued to focus on their own profits rather than putting…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (151+ words) ST. LOUIS — Stalled negotiations between UnitedHealthcare and SSM Health are threatening in-network medical coverage for thousands of people in the insurer's commercial insurance and Medicaid plans, say officials for both companies, while blaming each other for the impasse. The update…...

9+ mon, 1+ day ago   (138+ words) Health insurer Aetna and St. Louis-based BJC Health are nearing an agreement that will keep the health care provider in Aetna's coverage network next year, both sides reported Tuesday. Without a new agreement, BJC Health will be out of Aetna's…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago   (201+ words) Researchers at an organized labor-tied think tank painted a sobering picture for state lawmakers who are tasked with mitigating the effects of the funding cuts. Javascript is required to use this website. Goold's chat: Does Sonny Gray trade reveal Cardinals…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (114+ words) ST. LOUIS — BJC Health and health insurer Aetna have yet to reach coverage agreements for the upcoming year, leaving St. Louis-area patients in limbo. The former Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital closed after less than a year. A company affiliated…...