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The Winners and Losers of Our Health Care System
A 9-year-old son having trouble breathing in the middle of the night. A husband who has a seizure. A teenage daughter who shuts herself in a room after cutting herself and threatening to kill herself. A diabetic whose glucose level is out of control. People and their families confront health problems like these every day,…
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Will We Hear the Voices of the LGBTQ Community?
This piece was originally published in Grantmakers in Health’s Views From the Field. Across the United States we are seeing a coordinated campaign to restrict lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights and limit access to affirming, lifesaving health care. According to the Equality Federation, nearly 400 anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced across the country…
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Missouri Foundation for Health Launches New Initiative to Ensure Equitable Access to Healthy, Affordable, Culturally Relevant Food
Today, Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) announced a 20-year commitment to transform the food system in momentous pursuit of systems change. The new initiative will build collaborative efforts to galvanize shifts in current policies and practices that shape the way Missourians eat. The Foundation also aims to strengthen local food systems, resulting in thriving communities…
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The Right Medicine for American Health Care
In a previous post, a diagnosis of American health care ills revealed that β for various reasons β the American Health Care Act is the wrong medicine. In this post we build on that diagnosis to explore prescriptions for giving the country the right medicine, suggesting a pathway to healing the system and improving the…
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The Deep Divide: State Borders Create Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots
By: Laura Ungar ST. LOUIS β Patricia Powers went a few years without health insurance and couldnβt afford regular doctor visits. So she had no idea cancerous tumors were silently growing in both of her breasts. If Powers lived just across the Mississippi River in Illinois, she would have qualified for Medicaid, the federal-state health…
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Nervous About the New Coronavirus? Knowledge is Power
By now youβve probably heard about the new coronavirus, which first appeared in China in late 2019. Now known as COVID-19, the virus can cause severe respiratory problems in a subset of people. There is a lot we still donβt know about the disease, but we do know that it is likely to spread inside…
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Most Missourians Concerned About the Future Availability of Birth Control
Missouri residents are concerned about the future availability of birth control, according to a new survey of state residents. Approximately six in ten (59%) are concerned about elected officials in the state enacting laws that restrict people from getting birth control. In addition, almost one-third of survey respondents (31%) believe that birth control will be…
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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 economy from the collective measures undertaken to prevent or slow the spread of the disease. Both challenges highlight the extensive inequities in our populationβs health, health insurance, and health care systems.…
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SuN Bucks: Bridging Summer Nutrition Gaps in MissouriΒ
The SUN Bucks program (also referred to as Summer EBT) is a new way for families whose children are eligible for free or reduced lunch to get additional funds during the summer months for healthy foods.
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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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Stand Up and Be Counted: The Net Benefit of Census 2020
The census is carried out every 10 years as required by the U.S. Constitution. Most people focus on the political importance of the activity, which is to provide data for legislative reapportionment and districting. Yet, the census has been directly connected to the health of the people for well over a century. Census tracts β…