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When Coverage Frays, Costs Spill: How Policy Decisions Drive Medical Debt in Missouri
When we think about Medicaid or the Health Insurance Marketplace, we often picture a single doorway, one program, one group of people, or one set of rules. Missouri’s health coverage system actually looks more like a river system: Medicaid flowing beneath our communities, the Marketplace running alongside it, and employer coverage feeding into the same ecosystem. Each stream supports the others. When…
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Protecting Maternal Health After Childbirth
Bringing a new baby home can be a time that passes in a happy blur for most families. Weeks of lost sleep and teething…
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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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Changemaking Now – Summer 2022
Through Changemaking Now, we highlight stories that exemplify our commitment to achieving health equity in Missouri. Topics in this issue include Medicaid expansion, our…
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New Firearm Suicide Prevention Campaign Launching in Missouri
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Daniel Waxler Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5580 dwaxler@mffh.org New Firearm Suicide Prevention Campaign Launching in Missouri End Family Fire…
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Long-time Executive to Leave MFH to Lead Foundation in Georgia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Courtney Stewart Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5505 cstewart@mffh.org Long-time Executive to Leave MFH to Lead Foundation in Georgia ST.…
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New Research Shows a Disjointed Regional Public Health Response to COVID-19 – Lessons Learned Two Years Into the Pandemic
Taking stock after two full years of COVID-19 can feel overwhelming. How do we measure it – in deaths, illnesses, shelter-in-place orders, scientific breakthroughs,…
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The Numbers Don’t Lie
This piece was originally published in the St. Louis American. Solutions to firearm violence seem elusive even under the best of circumstances, and yet,…
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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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New Campaign Features Testimonials from Missourians With Long COVID to Encourage More Vaccinations Statewide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Courtney Z. Stewart Missouri Foundation for Health cstewart@mffh.org New Campaign Features Testimonials from Missourians With Long COVID to Encourage…
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MFH Honors Dr. Sarah Garwood with 2021 Walentik Leadership in Health Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Courtney Stewart Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5505 cstewart@mffh.org MFH Honors Dr. Sarah Garwood with 2021 Walentik Leadership in…
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Most Missouri Residents Support Greater Access to Birth Control
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contacts: Daniel Waxler Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5580 dwaxler@mffh.org or Leslie Pritchard Missouri Family Health Council, Inc. (573) 694-4898…