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Thursday, November 10, 2011  Lawmakers want to know why the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services awarded a five million dollar contract to an Indiana-based company called SynCare, which was supposed to evaluate applications for home care services to keep people out of nursing homes.

Thursday, September 01, 2011  After days of speculation and meetings over whether or not the state would cancel a contract with SynCare, the state cancelled the contract on Thursday morning.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  Officials with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services told lawmakers they had to hire 13 temporary workers and shift as many as 20 state workers from their regular jobs after widespread complaints against Syncare Incorporated.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  Advocates said Syncare Incorporated has failed to deliver vital services to Missouri’s Medicaid recipients.