Our spring issue of Changemaking Now is here!
In August of 2020, a substantial majority of Missouri voters approved an amendment to ingrain Medicaid expansion into the state’s constitution. Today, in a…
“I commend the Deaconess Foundation on its selection of Ms. Bethany Johnson-Javois as its new president and CEO. It has been my privilege to…
How did we not know? This is what more and more firearm owners are asking themselves in conversations involving suicide. A recent New York…
How do we talk about 2020? The COVID-19 pandemic led to a year of anguish that no one was able to fully escape. Even…
The Missouri General Assembly has reconvened for a special session this week to reauthorize the Federal Reimbursement Allowance (FRA), the provider tax that finances…
In August of 2020, a substantial majority of Missouri voters approved an amendment to ingrain Medicaid expansion into Missouri’s constitution. Despite this progress, today,…
As a former public health department director, I like to think I know a thing or two about public health infrastructure and preparedness. I…
Sometimes things work out exactly how they are supposed to. Call it kismet, call it karma, call it dumb luck. For me it happened…
There is no single issue more important to the Foundation’s work and mission than Medicaid expansion and achieving health equity in Missouri. In August…
Missouri Foundation for Health is disappointed in the legislature’s decision not to fund Medicaid expansion in the state fiscal year 2022 budget. Last August,…
It should not take the world witnessing the last nine minutes and 42 seconds of George Floyd’s life for us to declare that racism…
To my fellow changemakers, The end of my tenure at MFH is drawing near. My upcoming retirement gives me the opportunity to reflect on…