Alex Smith
Health ReporterAlex Smith is a health care reporter for KCUR 89.3 FM. Alex Smith is a health care reporter for KCUR 89.3 FM. You can reach him at alexs@kcur.org.
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The report concludes that expanding the program in Missouri would create tens of thousands of jobs. "We don’t see how the state can’t afford to expand Medicaid," one researcher said. -
Medicaid expansion supporters say Republicans' refusal to implement the constitutional amendment will result in delays of health care for Missourians in need.
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Addressing the mistrust and health care access problems faced by African Americans will take more than big vaccination events, some experts say.
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Absent statewide mandates, local communities should continue to use preventive measures to ensure safe working conditions, an expert said.
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Excess deaths in Missouri well exceeded the official count of residents killed by the coronavirus.
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Polling suggests that attitudes and misunderstandings among political conservatives and people with limited health care coverage may pose the biggest challenges to mass vaccination.
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While outsiders blame low rural vaccination rates on vaccine hesitancy, local health officials say the state’s distribution system has made providing shots difficult.
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State officials provided no explanation why they used national racial percentages rather than data based on Missouri’s population.
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KU doctors urged the public to recognize the proven safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Missouri officials initially slated inmates for earlier vaccination due to their higher risk for COVID-19 infection.
