JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Nov. 25 -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * CMS Provides Update On Processing Of Medicare Claims Impacted By Government Shutdown The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provided additional guidance about the processing of claims impacted by the government shutdown. During the shutdown, CMS instructed the Medicare Administrative Contractors to process claims consistent with the Pricer software, fee and payment schedules that incl  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Nov. 25 -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * CMS Releases CY 2026 Final Medicare OPPS, ASC And ESRD Payment And Policy Updates The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the calendar year 2026 Medicare hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, updates to the Ambulatory Surgical Center payment program and the End-stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System. Major updates include the following. OPPS * increases the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Jason Smith Provides Strong Endorsement of Missouri's Rural Health Fund Application Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, expressed his wholehearted support for Missouri's application for Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding in a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: * * * Governors Welcome Action on "Fixing Emergency Management for Americans" (FEMA) Act * Washington, D.C. - Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe and North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein expressed appreciation for the Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee's bipartisan action on the " Fixing Emergency Management for Americans " (FEMA) Act. As co-chairs of the N  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri posted the following news release on Nov. 24, 2025: * * * Missouri Home Health Care Company Agrees to Pay $534,475 False Claims Act Settlement A St. Louis area home health care company has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars to settle false claims allegations, U.S. Attorney Thomas C. Albus announced Monday. As part of the agreement, Deer Valley Home Health Services LLC (DVHH) has a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Missouri Regulators Approve Consumer Protection Plan for Ameren Customers * Jefferson City, Mo. - Today, the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) voted 4-0 to approve a consumer protection plan that governs how data centers, and other power-hungry customers who move into Ameren Missouri's service territory, pay for electricity. The PSC approved similar rules for Evergy earlier this mon  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Nov. 25 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: * * * Physics professor continuing research of ultrafast molecular quantum processes with support of large NSF grant, post-doctoral associates, undergraduate students A Northwest Missouri State University physics professor is continuing his research this fall with a significant grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and helping undergraduate students gain valuable experience in the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Leads Call to Restore Displays Honoring Black Servicemembers at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial * (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) led 33 House lawmakers in urging the administration to restore displays commemorating the contributions of Black soldiers at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial that were recently removed (link  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Responds To Missouri, Kansas, and Idaho Attorneys General Effort to Ban Medication Abortion * Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, joined by attorneys general from Kansas and Idaho, announced that she is expanding these anti-abortion states' efforts to ban abortion medication. The Attorneys General file  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 25 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * Supply Chain PhD student Paula Penagos wins Best Video award at prestigious INFORMS conference With her video, titled "Sheltering under the storm," Penagos demonstrated not only her talent for producing important research, but the ability to convey the results in an impactful manner. By Ryan Fagan In her time as a PhD student in the Supply Chain Analytics program at the University of  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner Leads Amicus Brief Challenging the Biden Department of Labor's Harmful Fiduciary Rule * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, released the following statement after she submitted an amicus brief supporting the American Council of Life Insurers, the Financial Services Institute, and the Federation of Americans for Co  more