Columbia Business Times Archive

The health care reform bills competing for votes in Congress are attempts to counteract the swiftly rising costs and rapidly growing ranks of uninsured Americans that threaten the...

Columbia Allergy and Asthma Specialists, a company started two years ago by Marcy Markes and Dr. Cynthia Hayes, has changed its name to Cynergy Health and moved to...

On March 4, I was sitting in the Jefferson City Correctional Center, overwhelmed by my surroundings and pondering the paths that brought me, and others, to this place....

If Congress passes legislation providing universal health care, Sen. Claire McCaskill acknowledges that it would be a challenge to find enough primary care physicians to care for an...

Editor’s Note: The following is an article from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. The school points out that the Missouri Department of Health estimates that 108...

The Missouri General Assembly in January is expected to reconsider legislation that would force insurance companies to cover certain medical costs of children with autism. Sen. Scott Rupp’s...

Insurance companies market themselves as calm, steady and always there when calamities strike. During the past year, they’ve had to maintain that composure while watching their profits eaten...

Members of student-founded group lose (and earn and trade) their marbles From MizzouWire Members of the student-founded online bartering group Columbia Exchange Circle swap virtual “marbles” instead of...

Boone Hospital Center’s new patient tower will go beyond helping patients — it will care for the environment, too. BHC is integrating “green” project design, materials and policies...

When people are hunting for a new home or planning renovations, “eco-friendly” is quickly rising on their list of priorities. The National Association of Home Builders recently asked...