ALTON – The Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP), sponsored by Medicare and the Illinois Department on Aging, has a new office at Alton Memorial Hospital. The office is Room G-367 on the ground floor of the hospital’s Hatch Wing. Clients who have registered for an in-person meeting should park on the back side of the hospital near the aqua awning that reads “Hatch Building.” Once entering the building, the Oasis/Ship counseling office is the first office on the left (the sign on the door reads “OASIS/BJC Plus”). Visitors are required to wear masks, and those are available inside the Hatch Wing entrance. The SHIP office provides free, confidential and unbiased counseling for all Medicare beneficiaries. Counseling is available for all Medicare-related questions, including: Medicare Supplement Plans Medicare Advantage Plans Medicare Drug Plans SHIP serves people who are nearing Medicare eligibility and those wanting to review their coverage
On April 25, the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) released its “Roadmap to Economic Justice” plan. In the days preceding the publication of the plan, Mayor Jones announced a commitment of $150 million in ARPA funds to North St. Louis while another $96 million has already been planned for the predominantly Black northside. The plan […]
It should not be this hard to stamp out a bad idea, but here we are, with the JCPA continuing to haunt the country like a zombie that simply refuses to die. The JCPA, for those just tuning in, is a bill designed to create a link tax. Its supporters sometimes blanch at that description, […]
Vivian Gibson recently was named author of the year by the Missouri Library Association. She also has won a Missouri Humanities Literary Achievement Award.
New York state-based artist Jean Shin, Laumeier’s 2022 Visiting Artist in Residence, describes her work as “giving new form to life’s leftovers.” Her sculptures and
The game is being relocated because a portion of Centene Stadium’s internal power distribution system has been "adversely affected" by a construction project.
ST. LOUIS - One Cardinal Way, the apartment building directly across Clark Street from Busch Stadium, is saying "You don't pay while we play" to any new residents. Anyone who moves into the luxury apartment building could get free rent while the Cardinals are playing in the postseason. If the Cardinals secure a postseason spot, [...]
Lawmakers have gathered in Jefferson City for the beginning of the annual veto session and a special session that is supposed to be centered around tax cuts and credits. However, not all of the bills introduced on the first day are related to taxes.
Biden praised Labor Secretary Marty Walsh's "tireless, around-the-clock efforts" in a statement announcing the the tentative agreement to avert a potentially economically devastating strike.
The St. Louis region is losing out on as much as $28,000 a day the longer a settlement from Rams owner Stan Kroenke sits in a low-interest bearing account, and a member of the Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority board says city and county leaders have not agreed to move ahead with a plan to stop it.
The 11-member board met Wednesday and voted unanimously to seek a request for proposal (RFP) on how to move about $513 million into a high-interest bearing account. Right now, the money…
Major League Soccer expansion franchise St. Louis City SC said late Wednesday that a match scheduled for Sunday at its Downtown West stadium has been relocated, denying fans a peek inside the new Centene Stadium.
Hospitals across Missouri are facing a “crisis” caring for patients in acute care settings who can’t find long-term care through the Department of Mental Health due to the agency’s chronic shortage of workers. Patty Morrow, vice president of behavioral health services for Mercy Health, testified during a legislative hearing Wednesday that “the problem is pervasive […]
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