Pre-existing Conditions: Is poverty on the list?
Pre-existing conditions, a term of art in the health insurance industry, has garnered…
Bubbling Up
Highlights, notable events, and more up-to-date news from the Foundation.
Category: Expanding Coverage
Getting Help When We Need It: The Net Benefit
It was a stark headline – “Despite strong economy, many Americans struggling to…
The Winners and Losers of Our Health Care System
A 9-year-old son having trouble breathing in the middle of the night. A…
Why Isn’t Health a Greater Priority in Missouri?
United Health Foundation’s latest America’s Health Rankings of states came out this week,…
Why the American Health Care Act is the Wrong Medicine
American health care is sick. It is a big, complicated, vitally important part…
Health in Rural Communities: Invisible in national health reform?
Recently I met with community health leaders in three Missouri communities – Kirksville,…
Keeping Missourians Covered in a Time of Uncertainty
Looking back on Missouri’s extremely successful Affordable Care Act open enrollment period last…
Behavioral Health Care: Time to Get it Right
From 2013 to 2016, Missouri Foundation for Health spent over $14 million on…