MO: Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Missouri's Medicaid block: denying patients choice in trusted providers
The Missouri Legislature has approved a law to stop its Medicaid program, known as MO HealthNet, from paying Planned Parenthood for medical services …
Survey: Missourians anxious over future birth control access
Missouri residents are worried about future access to birth control. The latest survey from The Right Time, an initiative based in Missouri…
Missouri community healthcare centers face 340B uncertainty
While large hospitals and pharmaceutical manufacturers battle over drug costs, Missouri community health centers see themselves as collateral damage…
Open enrollment means researching your healthcare options
Missourians have plenty of choices when it comes to health insurance coverage - and it's time to gear up for making those decisions. For people on …
Is Birth Control Legal? Many Missourians Unsure
One in four Missourians either doesn't believe or doesn't know that using birth control pills is legal in the state. The Right Time, an initiative …
Report Shows Progress, but Some Concerning Indicators, for MO Kids
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - For the past five years, Missouri has made continuous improvements in reducing the number of children younger than age 18 …
Spotlight on Preventing HIV/AIDS This Month
ST. LOUIS - Missouri continues to be in the top half of state rankings for new cases of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. Around 500 new cases …
Report Shows Health Improvements Needed for MO Counties
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - St. Charles County is first in Missouri for length and quality of life, while Pemiscot County comes in last, according to a new …
CDC: Risky Teen Behavior Shifts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Less cigarette smoking, soda drinking and physical fighting, but more time at computers and other tech devices. That's the …
Some Pharmacies Dispensing Contraception Misinformation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - It is supposed to be available over the counter for teen girls of all ages, but research published in January found that many …
Teen Birth Rates Down, But Is Every Teen Getting Facts?
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - This month the Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov reported that teen birth rates in Missouri and around the nation have dropped …
It's Plan B Deadline Day: What's a Pharmacist to Do?
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Today was the day all age restrictions on Plan B emergency contraceptives were to be lifted. A federal judge ordered that the pills …