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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 to the hospital. Having health insurance allows people to maintain their health, go to work, and take care of their families. The Medicaid program, however, is intricate, with many different pieces…
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A Tale of Two Systems – The shortchanging of public health
We have two health systems in this country. One – our health care system – is anchored in medical treatment delivered one patient at a time. The other – our public health system – promotes health and prevents disease in our neighborhoods, communities, and nation. Both health care and public health are crucial to overall…
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Advancing Health and Equity in Missouri Through the American Rescue Plan Act
The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis have had particularly devastating effects on already distressed communities. Latino, Pacific Islander, Indigenous, and Black people, who are historically less healthy and less wealthy than white Americans, have experienced higher death rates, are more likely to have encountered job and other income losses, and face longer-lasting economic fallout…
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Reflections: Acknowledging the Challenges
To my fellow changemakers, The end of my tenure at MFH is drawing near. My upcoming retirement gives me the opportunity to reflect on our shared path and our shared priorities. Many of you will be familiar with the word “changemaker,” and if you’re reading this it is quite likely you are one. In thinking…
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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 eligible for MO HealthNet for the first time. As work continues to enroll the adult expansion group, another issue impacting enrollment will soon be upon us – the unwinding of the COVID-19 public…
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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 you call friends, I think you’ll get a mix of responses. Those not on the receiving end of society’s marginalizations would probably say yes. Those on the other side of the…
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Our 2020 Annual Report – Shining Through the Darkness
How do we talk about 2020? The COVID-19 pandemic led to a year of anguish that no one was able to fully escape. Even so, some people and groups bore the death and pain more acutely than others, reflecting yet again the countless inequities that exist in our country. The reverberations of this event will…
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National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research and MFH Announce Nearly $2 Million in Grants to Study Gun Violence in Missouri
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Daniel Waxler Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5580 dwaxler@mffh.org National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research and MFH Announce Nearly $2 Million in Grants to Study Gun Violence in Missouri As Gun Violence Surges Amid COVID-19 in Missouri and the U.S., the Need for Rigorous Research Intensifies ST. LOUIS, MO (August 4,…
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Protect yourself, protect others – Wear a mask
To Our Fellow Missourians: There is one simple step we can take to prevent further sickness, death, and economic destruction from COVID-19, and that is to wear masks. Science clearly supports the effectiveness of mask wearing and there is no longer any excuse for Missourians not to participate in this simple public health activity. This…
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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. LOUIS, MO (April 7, 2022) – Missouri Foundation for Health today announced that Chief Strategy Officer Kristy Klein Davis will be relocating to Atlanta to take on the position of president…
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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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Our Response to Ongoing Racial Injustice
Racism is a public health crisis, resulting in a shocking and appalling number of deaths among black Americans. Beginning with and stemming from slavery, decades of public policy decisions have firmly instituted racism in all our public systems and structures. The practices, behaviors, and attitudes generally accepted or ignored by a majority white society resulting…