MU Health Care and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield have said they are open to negotiating and want to pursue meaningful conversations to reach an agreement. On April 1st, MU Health Care and Anthem failed to reach a deal, and over 90,000 patients remain out of network. Anthem says MU Health Care’s requested rate increase…
The following press release was sent from MU Health Care. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (Anthem) notified MU Health Care on Mar. 31, 2025, that it no longer wishes to negotiate on its commercial contracts. Effective April 1, 2025, MU Health Care’s more than 1,200 providers, 80 clinics and seven hospitals will be removed from…
The following press release was sent from MU Health Care. University of Missouri Health Care is notifying patients that our participation in Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (Anthem) Medicare Advantage plans will terminate effective March 31, 2025. This means Anthem’s Medicare Advantage patients will no longer be able to access MU Health Care services, doctors,…
MU Health Care welcomed its first baby of the new year during the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Xyla Ann Marie Briggs was born in MU Health Care’s new birthing center. According to a news release from MU Health Care, Xyla is the daughter of Cheyenne Hickey and Alex Briggs of Centralia.
The Family Medicine Clinic in Mexico will be hosting a walk-in flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinic from 4:30pm to 6:30pm on Monday, October 21, 2024. Vaccines are available for anyone six months and older, while supplies last. The clinic is located at 3626 South Clark in Mexico. For more information visit muhealth.org/flu.
The following press release was sent from MU Health Care. University of Missouri Health Care’s University Hospital has earned a renewal of its Level I trauma center verification, while also receiving multiple honors from the American Heart Association, including its highest award. MU Health Care’s University Hospital has been verified as a Level I…
Nursing Supervisor Elise James and Dr. George Koburov of the MU Urgent Care in Mexico sit down with KXEO’s Matt Pilger, for another: MATT CHAT!
MU Health Care is lifting universal masking requirements for all MU Health Care hospitals and clinics, effective today (Thursday). There are exceptions, including for those patients experiencing respiratory symptoms, those who have tested COVID-19 positive or had an exposure in the last 10 days, and for those visiting a patient with COVID-19. Otherwise, masks are…
The University of Missouri is announcing a new CEO for MU Health Care. Ric Ransom will assume the duties on May 1st. Ransom comes to MU from the University of Wisconsin Hospitals in the Madison Region and has previously worked in health leadership roles in South Carolina, Memphis, Atlanta, Boston and Dallas over the past…
MU Health Care is offering an extended hours flu vaccination event in Mexico next week. The event will be at MU Health Care South Clark Medical Building at 3626 South Clark Monday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 . Those wanting flu vaccinations are asked to bring their insurance card, ID and vaccination record card and…
Dr. Arpit Aggarwal, a psychiatrist with MU Health Care issues a warning about viral challenges on social media according to KOMU. The FDA describes “The sleepy chicken challenge” as encouraging people to cook chicken in NyQuil. The FDA warns that eating and even inhaling large amounts of NyQuil could be fatal.
