Category: Health Policy
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The High Price of Health Care in Missouri: Confronting Crushing Costs
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) more than a decade ago, Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH), along with thousands of advocates…
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Strengthening Missouri’s Harm Reduction Approach
With all that we’ve endured over the past two years with the pandemic, it may have been easy to forget how, prior to COVID,…
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New Survey Finds Majority of Missourians Worry About High Health Care Costs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Molly Crisp Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5579 mcrisp@mffh.org New Survey Finds Majority of Missourians Worry About High Health…
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MFH Initiative Learnings: A New Vision for Providers
Missouri’s health and social safety nets were hanging by a thread even before the pandemic. This is nothing new. Nursing and doctor shortages result…
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Ensuring Healthy Moms: The Case for Extending Medicaid Postpartum Coverage
Missouri is experiencing a maternal mortality crisis, with mortality rates double the national average. The situation is even more dire for Black parents, who…
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Medicaid Expansion Upheld by Missouri Supreme Court
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…
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Setback for Medicaid Expansion in Missouri From Latest Court Decision
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,…
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Medicaid in Missouri: Back to Basics
Medicaid is a safety net insurance program that allows Missourians to see a doctor when they are sick, get checkups, buy medications, and go…
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Navigating COVID-19: Health Policy Solutions- Housing
Keeping people safely housed during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical for keeping everyone healthy. And yet the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 is threatening…
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What Brings Us Together in Missouri?
Missouri’s recent passage of Medicaid expansion was a significant step toward the long-term goal of everyone having access to affordable health care. The expansion…
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Navigating COVID-19: Health Policy Solutions-Paid Leave
Even before the current pandemic, 33.6 million Americans were without a single day of paid leave to care for themselves or a family member. This…
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Missourians Say Yes to Medicaid Expansion
Missouri voters have made clear that our state must move forward to expand Medicaid for the health of our communities and the health of…