Category: Medicaid
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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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Systems Change is the Change We Need
Conversation starter: Ask your friends if they feel optimistic about the times that we’re living in and the progress being made. Depending on who…
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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…
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Medicaid Expansion Makes Sense for Rural Missouri
Rural hospitals are in crisis. Over the past decade, 128 rural hospitals across the United States have closed. 2019 was the worst year yet,…
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Medicaid Expansion Makes Sense for Missouri
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the nation and the state of Missouri. As of June 9, there have been more…
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New Impact Report Shows Broad Economic Benefits to Medicaid Expansion in Missouri
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Daniel Waxler Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5580 dwaxler@mffh.org New Impact Report Shows Broad Economic Benefits to Medicaid Expansion in…
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COVID-19 Shines a Spotlight on the Need for Medicaid Expansion in Missouri
COVID-19 presents two massive challenges for our society. The first is the direct challenge to our health. The second is the challenge to our…
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Expanding Medicaid in Missouri – Where we stand as a Foundation
Given the weight of the evidence from other states, we believe Missouri should expand Medicaid eligibility. Our initiative to support Medicaid expansion directly aligns…
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Medicaid Expansion: Seven things the public should know about the evidence
In 2012, the Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act but made Medicaid expansion optional for states. This resulted in a…
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The Deep Divide: State Borders Create Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots
By: Laura Ungar ST. LOUIS — Patricia Powers went a few years without health insurance and couldn’t afford regular doctor visits. So she had…
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Medicaid Basics: Using the Fundamentals During a Time of Transformation
Last week, the Missouri General Assembly passed the 2020 budget including $34 million to transform and modernize Medicaid (referred to as MO HealthNet in…
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Keeping People at the Center: Medicaid in Missouri
Last month the Missouri Department of Social Services released a 115-page “Rapid Response Review – Assessment of Missouri Medicaid Program,” prepared by the consultancy…