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The Missouri State Board of Nursing has approved expanding five of the state’s nursing programs, adding 250 slots for future students.State officials say…
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Two years ago, registered nurse Amanda Sommer decided she had had enough. She was working as a bedside nurse in a large St. Louis hospital, floating among…
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Given the intricacies of individual insurance plans, co-pays and hospitals' calculations to determine how much to charge for care, it is no simple feat to…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 19, 2013 - An uninsured parent of two children would have to bring home less than $9.59 a day…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Missouri hospitals are expected to avoid about $27 million in cuts in federal reimbursements.The…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 16, 2013 - As nurse practitioner Judith Gallagher related story after story of families or…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 8, 2013 - The so-called fiscal cliff debate involved a lot more than whose taxes would rise this…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 5, 2012 - For the Missouri Hospital Association, the key to getting legislators on board with a…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 3, 2012 - Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, already is under pressure from Republican legislators who…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 30, 2011 - When the Commonwealth Fund searched for hospitals that were doing good work in…