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As you know, there are two basic types of Medicare: traditional fee-for-service (FFS) plans, where doctors get paid for services rendered; and Medicare Advantage plans (MA), where doctors are paid a set annual amount for each patient. In theory, MA plans should be cheaper. In reality, they game the system in two ways. First, they ...continue reading "Medicare Advantage will cost an extra $83 billion this year"

Dining RD, a growing St. Louis-based provider of registered dietitian consulting services, has acquired a hospitality training business.

A data center operator that entered the St. Louis market last year has relocated its local operations, moving to larger space downtown.

Kentucky state Rep. Mark Hart has been drinking fluoridated water his entire life. In 1954, five years before Hart was born, his home state mandated adding or adjusting levels of the mineral, which occurs naturally in water, in drinking water systems of populations larger than 3,000. But after hearing from a constituent a few years […]

The post Fluoride in public water has slashed tooth decay, but some states may end mandates appeared first on Missouri Independent.

An apartment complex in St. Louis County is set to go on the auction block next month.

Two very large lottery jackpots are still up for grabs; the next Mega Millions jackpot is estimated to be $875 million for Tuesday’s drawing, while Powerball’s jackpot is an estimated $645 million for Monday’s jackpot. Experts urge winners to stay anonymous for their privacy and safety but depending on which side of the Mississippi you’re [...]

Crossbody bags are the new must-have spring accessory. Here are the best crossbody bags on Amazon, with options for all occasions.

The St. Louis staple officially opened for the season on Monday, March 18.

Today on TAP: President Biden’s blockage of the proposed purchase of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel is unprecedented and magnificently pro-union.

A nonprofit that supports local police has committed another $640,000 to fund extra police patrols through the summer in downtown St. Louis.

A police officer with the Metro Nashville Police Department interacted with missing college student Riley Strain on the night he went missing, a newly released video reveals.

The Wedge Innovation Center, slated to open in November 2024, has named TechSTL’s Emily Hemingway as executive director.

Graybar, one of the St. Louis region's largest privately held companies, reported record net sales and net income for 2023.

U2 is the latest artist to join Spotify’s Billions club.The band’s classic tune “With or Without You” has reached 1 billion streams on the streaming service, their first song to cross…

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The latest AI chips from Nvidia will get the rock star treatment when they're unveiled next week: Chief Executive Jensen Huang is expected to unveil his company’s latest chips on Monday in a sports arena at an event one analyst dubbed the “AI Woodstock.” The new chips are expected to be called B100s and be ...continue reading "New Nvidia chip will cost $50,000"

Donald Trump says he won't be able to post the $454 million bond required by his loss a few weeks ago in a New York business fraud case: In a filing to a New York appeals court, Trump said that the judgment, ordered by a state judge last month, was so large that suretors wouldn’t ...continue reading "Trump can’t post bond in his $454 million fraud case"

The Freedom of Information Act does its best to free information, but it can only do so much when the same government that’s supposed to follow it figures it shouldn’t abide by a law another branch crafted. Simple refusals are never welcome, but at least they say something: that the government does have these documents. […]