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MO Health Group: ‘Growing concern’ savings from federal drug discount program not being passed to patients

The executive director of Patients Come First - Missouri (PCF-MO) said there is “growing concern” that the 340b federal drug discount program isn’t passing along drug savings Missouri patients.

By Show-Me State Times News Service | Apr 30, 2024

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Missouri Health Care Reform Group: ‘It’s critical that Missourians have access to affordable healthcare’

Connie Farrow, executive director of the newly formed group, Patients Come First Missouri (PCF-MO), says that she became involved with the organization to advocate for patient-centered decision-making and ensure that Missouri residents have access to affordable healthcare.

By Show-Me State Times | Apr 12, 2024

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Health Policy Analyst: ‘Lack of transparency and accountability’ in federal program that provides drug discounts to Missouri hospitals

By Show-Me State Times News Service | Apr 10, 2024

A national healthcare policy analyst said “we don’t actually know” if drug discounts are being passed to patients by Missouri hospitals participating in a federal drug discount program.

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MO Health Care Reform Group: Lack of transparency in 340b program is concerning

By Show-Me State Times News Service | Mar 26, 2024

Connie Farrow, executive director of Patients Come First-Missouri, said lack of transparency in the federal 340b health care program is a “known concern.”

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Missouri patients serviced by hospitals in 340b drug program should ‘absolutely’ be concerned they’re not receiving savings, says health researcher

By Show Me State Times Report | Mar 21, 2024

A national health policy analyst said Missouri patients served by a hospital participating in the federal 340b drug program should “absolutely” be concerned the drug savings aren’t being passed along to them.

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Director of Patients Come First Missouri: ‘Our healthcare system doesn’t work for Missouri patients and families’

By Show-Me State Times News Service | Mar 18, 2024

Connie Farrow, the executive director of newly-formed group, Patients Come First Missouri (PCF-MO), said that the “healthcare system doesn’t work for Missouri patients and families.”

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Until Missouri congressman's bill to ban ‘Quality-Adjusted Life Years’ becomes law, ‘state level action’ is needed, says national patient advocate

By Show-Me State Times News Service | Mar 5, 2024

The U.S. House recently passed Missouri U.S. Rep. Jason Smith’s (R-8) bill to ban federal health care programs from “using prices that are based on quality-adjusted life years” (QALYs), but the chair of a national patient care group said that until that bill is signed into law, a state-level bill “is needed to protect people with disabilities.”

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69 Missouri hospitals participate in federal 340B drug pricing program

By Show-Me State Times | Feb 27, 2024

Sixty-nine Missouri hospitals participate in the federal 340B drug pricing program.

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Missouri: 1 college continues enforcing “COVID” mRNA injection mandates

By Show-Me State Times | Feb 5, 2024

There is still one college in Missouri that continues to require “COVID” mRNA injections for students to attend their classes.

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Missouri: 1 college continues enforcing “COVID” mRNA injection mandates

By Show-Me State Times | Jan 17, 2024

Missouri still has one college that requires students to have “COVID” mRNA injections to attend their classes.

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In Missouri, 370 people have died after receiving COVID-19 “vaccine”

By Show-Me State Times | Dec 31, 2023

Missouri registered 370 deaths after admission of a “COVID-19” MRNA injection, according to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).

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Hispanic deaths in Missouri decrease to 11 in week ending Sept. 16

By Show-Me State Times | Nov 12, 2023

There were 11 Hispanic people who died in Missouri in the week ending Sept. 16, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Missouri: 1 college continues enforcing “COVID” mRNA injection mandates

By Show-Me State Times | Nov 9, 2023

There is still one college in Missouri that continues to require “COVID” mRNA injections for students to attend their classes.

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Week ending Sept. 9: 16 deaths among Hispanic people in Missouri

By Show-Me State Times | Nov 5, 2023

There were 16 Hispanic people who died in Missouri in the week ending Sept. 9, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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CDC reports 12 deaths among Missouri Hispanics in week ending Sept. 2

By Show-Me State Times | Oct 29, 2023

There were 12 Hispanic people who died in Missouri in the week ending Sept. 2, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Missouri: 14 Hispanic lives lost in week ending Aug. 19

By Show-Me State Times | Oct 1, 2023

There were 14 Hispanic people who died in Missouri in the week ending Aug. 19, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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1 Missouri college in August upholding COVID-19 vaccine requirements despite national rollback

By Show-Me State Times | Sep 30, 2023

Missouri still has one college that requires students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by August, more than three years since schools originally closed.

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19 Hispanic people in Missouri passed away in week ending Aug. 12

By Show-Me State Times | Sep 24, 2023

There were 19 Hispanic people who died in Missouri in the week ending Aug. 12, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Hispanic deaths in Missouri decrease to 19 in week ending Aug. 5

By Show-Me State Times | Sep 17, 2023

There were 19 Hispanic people who died in Missouri in the week ending Aug. 5, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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In Missouri, 369 people have died after receiving COVID-19 “vaccine”

By Show-Me State Times | Sep 12, 2023

Missouri registered 369 deaths after admission of a “COVID-19” MRNA injection, according to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).