Health

COLUMBIA - Although some 700,000 Missourians don't have health insurance, some that do have insurance still experience problems.

COLUMBIA — The major-party candidates for Missouri's 9th District congressional seat have clashed often over three issues in the campaign: Social Security, abortion rights and stem-cell research.

The race between 25th District state Rep. Judy Baker, D-Columbia and Republican candidate Blaine Luetkemeyer, a former state representative,  has been heated. Libertarian Tamara Millay is also on the ballot but has not actively campaigned.

COLUMBIA - The 2008 Missouri Homecoming Parade featured not only floats and organizations, but also political candidates from around the state.

COLUMBIA - With Election Day inching closer, the candidates are stepping up their efforts.

JEFFERSON CITY - Statistics show more than 700,000 Missourians live each day without health insurance.

COLUMBIA – Inadequate funding for mental health care proved a more salient issue than heavyweight topics such as the economy and tax policy at a voter forum Thursday night.

Education also came up frequently throughout the evening's sparring, highlighting a number of shared values by candidates who differed greatly in how they'd pursue those values.

The Columbia League of Women Voters and the American Association of University Women hosted seven candidates from three different Boone County races at the Columbia Public Library.

COLUMBIA - Health Care for America Now, an organization committed to quality health care for all Americans, attacked 9th Congressional District candidate Blaine Luetkemeyer in an ad released Wednesday.

COLUMBIA - Whether your campaign leads to Washington or Jefferson City, every candidate has a stance on health care.

COLUMBIA - More than 150 disabled held a forum with statewide candidates today to discuss some issues that affect them.

COLUMBIA - Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is making his way through Missouri to talk about one of the biggest topics in this year's election.

COLUMBIA - The first thing you hear is the sound of shuffling cards and hushed conversation. Four or five men and women play cards off the main hall, talking about the weather and the game at hand. The Senior Center of Columbia is not a place where people typically go to share their thoughts on politics. There's little discussion about the Democratic National Convention, or about the election at all.

But, then again, no one's really bothered to ask.

COLUMBIA — Republican gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof on Tuesday outlined his proposal for a voluntary government-administered health savings plan all Missouri residents could buy into, regardless of income or employment status.

In the proposal, the state would pay insurance premiums and subsidize the health savings accounts. Participants also would pay an unspecified amount for their plans.

COLUMBIA — Denise Gilmore came face to face with some pioneers of women’s suffrage while on a campaign for Hillary Clinton in a small Iowa town.
A group of 80- and 90-year-olds at a senior citizen’s home had tears streaming down their eyes as they recalled the difficult years for women voters following the passage of the 19th Amendment. Gilmore, 22, a senior at MU, said she thinks the Democratic National Convention is special because it takes place the same week as the 88th anniversary of the amendment that granted women voting rights in the United States on Aug. 26, 1920.

A Congressional candidate spoke in Columbia today about the need for children's health care.

A long-time state veterans advocate joins with U.S. 9th Congressional candidate Ken Jacob on veterans-healthcare plan