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Improving Insulin Affordability
Insulin is an essential drug for those living with diabetes, yet access to this life-saving drug is difficult for many Missourians due to the increasing cost of insulin. State policies that establish limits on cost-sharing for insulin can help bring down costs for patients. The second brief in this series, “Drug Pricing Policy Solutions: Improving…
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Back to Basics: Ensuring our neighbors get food, shelter, and care
Over the last few months, we have learned that 127,000 people, more than 90,000 of them being children, have been dropped from Missouri’s Medicaid program, MO HealthNet. Not only is that a big number, it is also far above any other state in the country. In fact, it’s more than seven-times higher than the national…
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A Stronger Safety Net Means a Healthier Future in Missouri
As published and seen on July 29, 2020, on Medium Like most other states, Missouri is struggling to achieve health equity. Medicaid has not been expanded, women’s health issues are too often neglected, and Black and foreign-born communities are experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic very differently from others. Health inequities are tightly bound to economic and…
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Food Insecurity Report Reveals Scope of Problem in Missouri
Food insecurity in Missouri continues to be a major issue, affecting one in five households with children. In an effort to raise awareness on the growing issue, Missouri Foundation for Health has released the newest publication in its Health Equity Series: Food Insecurity. This comprehensive report examines Missouri’s food system, including how social determinants of health impact…
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Keeping Missourians Covered in a Time of Uncertainty
Looking back on Missouri’s extremely successful Affordable Care Act open enrollment period last year (2015-16), I have to say it’s bittersweet. As you can see for yourself in our new infographic, our Cover Missouri Coalition members worked tirelessly to help their fellow citizens understand and sign up for affordable, essential health insurance. 290,201 people gained…
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Healing America’s Health Care System: What now?
In previous posts, I’ve discussed why the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is the wrong medicine and explored the right medicine – universal, affordable care – needed in the long run for a healthier nation. In this post I look at the deeper pathologies of our system and note short-term risks and opportunities as we…
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Look Back on a Very Different Year With Our 2019 Annual Report
It is a strange experience to look back on our work from 2019 through the lens of our current reality. Our annual report’s theme, “Convening for the Common Good,” feels out of touch when you think about not being able to physically convene at all today. Yet, we still want to acknowledge the power of…
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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 Care CostsRespondents, across party lines, express strong support for government-led solutions ST. LOUIS, MO (August 23, 2022) – Missourians have growing concerns about the affordability of health care and want the…
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Dr. Ashlea Cardin Chosen as 10th Annual Walentik Leadership Awardee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Courtney Stewart Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5505 cstewart@mffh.org ST. LOUIS, MO (November 17, 2022) – This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award. On Thursday, December 16, 2022, recipient Dr. Ashlea Cardin will be honored during Missouri Foundation for Health’s annual dinner*,…
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Revitalizing Public Health in Missouri
In normal times, the public health system operates in the background, largely unnoticed by most of the public. The ability to turn on the tap and get clean water or eat food from a local restaurant without getting sick is simply part of our daily expectations. We don’t think about it until something goes wrong.…
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Show Me Healthy Housing Year One Report Released, Highlighting Progress, Lessons Learned, and the Value of Collaboration
Though still early in the process, our Show Me Healthy Housing (SMHH) work is already showing impact. SMHH is the Foundation’s first foray into promoting the development of permanent, supportive housing throughout the region. In December 2016, the Urban Institute released its Year One Evaluation Report, which showcases the progress made and the lessons learned…
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The Evolution of the Epidemic: Missouri’s Opioid Crisis
The opioid epidemic is one of Missouri’s most pressing health issues. To put it in perspective, roughly 64,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016, with 49,900 of those deaths related to fentanyl, heroin, and prescription opioids. In Missouri, overall overdose deaths were up a shocking 28 percent from 2015. Rural communities are being hit…