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A new report released Wednesday found the rate of uninsured children in Missouri stabilized between 2019 and 2021. But those gains could be in jeopardy when the federal COVID emergency declaration ends next year.

Having health insurance doesn’t always mean the care you need will be covered, even if that care is provided in-network — in Missouri, 23% of in-network claims were denied. Consumers have a right to appeal denied claims, but federal data shows very few people do.

The Missouri Court of Appeals recently ruled that Geico was on the hook for a $5.2 million award to a Missouri woman who’d been infected with HPV. The woman’s partner had auto insurance with Geico, and since the two had sex in his car, she alleged Geico should cover her injuries and losses.

The pandemic exposed how old-school tech hampers access to health care and other public services. With new federal funding, states finally have a way to upgrade, if they seize the opportunity.

Many people move to Kansas or Missouri for a lower cost of living, but when it comes to health insurance, where you live seems to make little difference. Medical care and prescription drugs are already scarily expensive, and they're taking an even bigger part of people's paychecks.

Nearly 6,000 Missourians were stuck on a state "waitlist" for public defender services in early 2020. In some cases, those defendants waited nearly a year for counsel. After a judge ruled that the waitlist was likely unconstitutional, how has the court system changed?

It's not just what you drive and how well you drive that determine your insurance rate. Factors that have nothing to do with a person's driving record are disproportionately affecting Black and Latinx drivers.

A rapid increase in the frequency and severity of ransomware attacks around the country is making cyber defense essential. Kansas City’s cybersecurity industry is rising to the challenge.

One Colorado community studied prices in its area and then bargained down the hospital to help save $2 million on premiums in a single year.

They expected things to work out fine between the insurance company and the hospitals. Then the bills came.

Insurers contend so-called all-risk policies were never intended to cover financial losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The case is among hundreds filed on behalf of retailers, restaurants and other businesses claiming their business interruption insurance policies should cover losses they sustained from having to shut down.