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Medicaid Basics Publication Highlights Just How Many Missourians Rely on the Program
Medicaid is a key piece of the safety net in Missouri. Known in the state as MO HealthNet, it enables lower-income Missourians to see a doctor when they are sick, get checkups, buy medications, and go to the hospital. Enrollees include children, working families, single adults, older adults, pregnant women, and those with disabilities –…
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Medical Debt Shouldn’t Haunt Your Health
When you go to the doctor, you shouldn’t be more afraid of the bill than the diagnosis. Unfortunately, that was the situation for my…
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Changemaking Now – Fall 2024
Through Changemaking Now we highlight stories that show our commitment to achieving health equity in Missouri. In this issue: And so much more…
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Missouri’s Health Care Crisis Threatens Economic Stability
Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) released two pivotal reports today that highlight significant challenges Missourians face in getting the care they need at a…
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Upward Momentum Launches to Increase Economic Mobility in Missouri
The initiative was created to bring philanthropic dollars together with community-led organizations to address the often-neglected critical causes of generational poverty.
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We Asked, You Answered: Results of the 2023 Grantee Perception Survey
In the fall of 2023, Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) commissioned the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) to conduct an anonymous survey of MFH…
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The Path to Justice Winds Through Ferguson
This article was originally published by the St. Louis Business Journal. It has been republished with permission. Ten years have passed since Michael Brown’s…
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New Poll Finds Most Missourians View the State Positively Amidst Major Concerns Over Cost of Living and Health Care
Missourians have a complex relationship with their home state, according to initial polling results released by Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH). While Missourians express…
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The Health Impacts of Missouri’s Abortion Ban Cannot Be Ignored
Missouri was the first state in the nation to make abortion illegal in the wake of the Dobbs decision. Immediately after the Supreme Court’s…
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If Not Now, When? Making the Case for a Third Reconstruction
When we work towards health equity, we leverage community wisdom to address the root causes of health disparities. When health outcomes can’t be predicted…
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SuN Bucks: Bridging Summer Nutrition Gaps in Missouri
The SUN Bucks program (also referred to as Summer EBT) is a new way for families whose children are eligible for free or reduced…
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Changemaking Now – Spring 2024
Our spring issue of Changemaking Now is here!
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Most Missourians Concerned About the Future Availability of Birth Control
Missouri residents are concerned about the future availability of birth control, according to a new survey of state residents. Approximately six in ten (59%)…