Category: Safety Net
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As Medicaid Turns 60, Its Future Hangs in the Balance
Missouri holds a central role in the history of health care in the United States. Sixty years ago, on July 30, 1965, President Lyndon…
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SNAP Is an Investment in Missouri’s Health
What kind of Missouri do we want to live in? One where every child starts each school day with a full stomach, ready to…
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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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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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Hundreds of Thousands of Missourians Are Losing Medicaid Coverage – What Can Be Done?
By Melanie Theriault, Health Policy Coordinator
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Missouri Medicaid in 2023 – Check Out Our Newest Publication, and Join Us for an Informative Webinar
State fiscal year 2022 was a big one for Medicaid in Missouri. Thanks to the implementation of Medicaid expansion, thousands of adult Missourians became…
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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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A Constitutional Right to Medicaid Coverage
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…
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The People Have Spoken: Medicaid Expansion
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,…
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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…