New healthcare report points to alarming trends in Ozarks

By David Catanese, KY3 News

New healthcare report points to alarming trends in Ozarks

Story Published: Apr 2, 2008 at 10:25 PM CDT

Story Updated: Apr 2, 2008 at 10:16 PM CDT

By Brian Vandenberg

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A new report by the federal government calls the quality of Missouri's healthcare average. But a closer look reveals some disturbing trends and highlights areas needing improvement. This is a wide-ranging report, covering more than 100 different measures. It finds that dealing with cancer and heart disease are some of the state's biggest challenges.

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