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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri hospitals report providing a record $1.1 billion of uncompensated care to patients in 2011.
The Missouri Hospital Association says the figure includes $623 million of charity care provided at 129 hospitals, an increase of about 400 percent since 2004. The total amount of uncompensated care rises to $1.1 billion when other unpaid bills are included.
The hospital group is citing the figures while encouraging Missouri lawmakers to expand Medicaid eligibility to more adults.
Under the new federal health care law, payments to Missouri hospitals could decline by $3.3 billion from 2013 to 2020. The federal law assumes hospitals can handle the cuts because they would be getting more money from an increased number of people covered by private insurance or the government-run Medicaid program.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) A University of Missouri researcher says the number of wineries in the state more than tripled over the past decade.
Fabio Chaddad is an assistant professor of agricultural economics. His research on behalf of the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows Missouri had 108, mostly small wineries last year, compared with just 31 wineries in 2000.
The national growth rate is even greater. Chaddad says there are more than 8,000 wineries in the U.S., compared to 1,000 in 1940.
He presented his research at the university’s recent Grape and Wine Symposium.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) – Animal welfare groups are barking back at efforts to repeal Prop B — the state’s voter-approved crack-down on puppy mills. more
MONTREAL, Mo. (AP) — A south-central Missouri woman is dead after a fire engulfed her mobile home.more
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — A rolling historical exhibit from the U.S. Library of Congress will visit two Missouri cities over the next week.more
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri is dropping rates by 25 percent for the state’s new high-risk health insurance pool, a move prompted by lower-than-expected turnout.more
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ST. LOUIS, MO. (KMOX) – Do you know what your credit score is? If you live in Missouri it might not be what you hope. more
ST. ANN, Mo. (AP) — Eight St. Louis County cities are working together to make a seven-mile stretch of Interstate 70 an obstacle course for drivers who are speeding.more
Two members from the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, begin their chants on a street corner in St. Charles, Missouri as those disagreeing with their views, walk down the street to greet them on January 6, 2011. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMOX) – Help could be on the way for nine Missouri counties and the city of St. Louis affected by the New Year’s Eve storm that spun several tornadoes. more
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