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2006 Social Services Stories

• 11/15/2006: Radio Story - A report on illegal immigration released last week by a Republican led Special Immigration Committee says abortion and welfare have led to increased illegal immigration in the state.
• 11/14/2006: Radio Story - The governor's office has been meeting to develop proposals for the Medicaid reform program expected to take effect in June 2008. But information about these meetings is unavailable to the public.
• 10/19/2006: Radio Story - Missouri families may be seeing a decrease in their bank account balance as the rise in health insurance outpaces people's wages.
• 5/13/2006: Newspaper Story - The biggest failed issue of the 2006 Missouri legislative session very well could be efforts to deal with the June 30, 2008 termination of the state's largest welfare program - Medicaid.
• 5/11/2006: Radio Story - Friday is the last day of Missouri's legislative session and assisted living facilities issues are some of the many being discussed in Missouri's Capitol.
• 5/10/2006: Newspaper Story - The Medicaid provider fraud bill that has passed in the Senate awaits a House vote.
• 5/ 3/2006: Newspaper Story - Social Services received a 13 percent increase in the 2007 budget
• 5/ 1/2006: Radio Story - The new money would pay for general expenses for the Water Patrol
• 4/25/2006: Radio Story - Sen. Tim Green defends his record with Vietnam veterans.
• 4/20/2006: Radio Story - The Senate approved the legislation 23 to 10 despite Democratic filibuster attempts.
• 4/14/2006: Newspaper Story - The Ticket to Work bill would restore medical assistance to disabled workers.
• 4/11/2006: Radio Story - In townhall fashion, the president addressed the administration's new Medicare plan.
• 4/11/2006: Newspaper Story - Pharmacists converged on the capitol steps to blast the new Medicare prescription drug program hours after President George Bush promoted the plan a few blocks away.
• 4/11/2006: Radio Story - President Bush visited with Missouri seniors and watched them sign up for Medicare Part D Tuesday.
• 4/ 3/2006: Radio Story - With only six weeks left in this year's legislative session, bills still sitting in committee or ones that haven't even been assigned yet face an uphill battle.
• 3/29/2006: Newspaper Story - Supporters of disability rights in Missouri rallied at the Capitol. Republican and Democrat leaders spoke to the crowd.
• 3/28/2006: A Senate Committee seeks to root out Medicaid fraud and create a "Missouri Prescription Drug Website."
• 3/15/2006: Radio Story - Four people died in Renick in tornados Sunday. The town just missed the cutoff for a grant that would give them tornado sirens.
• 3/14/2006: Newspaper Story - Creation of a Medicaid fraud bill follows two months of extensive testimony.
• 3/10/2006: Newspaper Story - Financial aid for disabled worker's personal care assistance in jeopardy.
• 3/ 1/2006: Radio Story - The once cut Ticket to Work program, which allows disabled Missourians to work and collect state health insurance, is on it's way to being reistated. Democrats aren't happy with the bill.
• 2/22/2006: Radio Story - Expert witness Rick Williams says the Qui Tam provision would help in catching violaters of Medicaid fraud law.
• 2/13/2006: Newspaper Story - Rep. Charles Portwood, R-Ballwin, hopes to revise the Ticket-to-Work program that was eliminated last year.
• 2/13/2006: Newspaper Story - Portwood wants to reintroduce the Ticket to Work program that was eliminated last year.
• 1/23/2006: Radio Story - The Children's Services Comission listened to child welfare agencies and researchers who all agreed meth has a devastating effect on a child's life.
• 1/18/2006: Radio Story - Under proposed legislation by Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, the penalty for commiting fraud against seniors would increase.