AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMU Health Care layoffs: MU Health Care says it cut 74 employees and eliminated 150 total roles (with 76 already vacant) as part of an organizational redesign aimed at long-term financial stability. Medicaid change: Starting July 1, Missouri Medicaid will no longer cover trips to the chiropractor, raising concerns about access to affordable conservative care for people managing chronic pain. Price transparency push: The Trump administration warned more than 500 hospitals to post basic pricing or face penalties up to $2 million annually, signaling tighter enforcement of healthcare cost transparency. Public safety and health impacts: Kansas City investigators are probing a shooting spree that killed 1 and injured 4, including an Uber driver taking World Cup fans; separate Kansas City reports include another homicide investigation. Community health services: Columbia launched a downtown safety ambassador program to add “extra set of eyes” at night, including streetlight checks. Animal health: Missouri livestock farmers are on alert for New World screwworms returning after 60 years, with officials urging prevention to protect animals and reduce market disruption.
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