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Missouri’s Health Care Crisis Threatens Economic Stability
Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) released two pivotal reports today that highlight significant challenges Missourians face in getting the care they need at a price they can afford. These findings, based on feedback from thousands of Missourians, underscore disparities in health care access and the impact of the high cost of health care.
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New Report Exposes Crushing Burden of Medical Debt on Missourians
A new report commissioned by Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) reveals the devastating impact medical debt has on Missourians. Based on eight focus groups conducted in December 2023, the report, titled “Medical Debt in Missouri,” paints a stark picture of financial hardship, stress, and compromised health due to mounting medical bills.
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Looking Back, Looking Forward: Hopes for a Healthier 2021
2020 is a hard year. 2021 will soon be here. In my mind, it’s the perfect time to pause and take advantage of Janus’s gift of transition and new beginnings to reflect on the challenging times of the year, where we’re heading in 2021, and guideposts for using a new year to bring forth new…
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Listening to Black and Latino Missourians’ Experiences: Still Learning from COVID- 19
This blog was co-authored by Jennifer Trott, MPH, Lead Research Scientist, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management and Katherine Fritz, PhD, MPH, Vice President of Learning and Research, Missouri Foundation for Health. While many Missourians see COVID-19 as a threat of the past, Black and…
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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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What is Really Needed to Improve the Health of Black Women?
My mother recently passed away, and as I reflected on her life and thought about my work in women’s health, I couldn’t help but consider the impact “isms” had on her health and well-being across her 85 years. It’s my belief that oppressive actions by individuals and societal systems has a detrimental health impact. We…
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Women’s Health in Missouri: Going in the Wrong Direction
When Governor Mike Parson signed House Bill 126 into law on May 24th, he stated this action signaled that Missouri stands for protecting women’s health. This law is just the latest action that flies in the face of a preponderance of evidence, conflicts with widespread consensus among health professionals, and will, in fact, be harmful,…
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Pre-existing Conditions: Is poverty on the list?
Pre-existing conditions, a term of art in the health insurance industry, has garnered widespread attention recently. What began in the 1930s as a list of diseases or conditions used to not enroll people most likely to use health insurance became a staple of profitable health insurance businesses. The industry benefits financially from enrolling healthier people,…
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MFH Program Director Accepts Position as President and CEO in Rochester, NY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Courtney Stewart Missouri Foundation for Health (314) 345-5505 cstewart@mffh.org MFH Program Director Accepts Position as President and CEO in Rochester, NY Matthew A. Kuhlenbeck named new head of Greater Rochester Health Foundation ST. LOUIS, MO (November 15, 2018) – Missouri Foundation for Health officially announces the resignation of Program Director Matthew…
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Leveling the Playing Field: Fairness and Health
Growing up, my sense of fairness came from two things. The first is sports. My dad was a coach. He coached football, basketball, and track during the school year and gave swimming lessons in the summer. I grew up in small towns in central Illinois – Lincoln, Gibson City, Kankakee – and then we moved…
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New Partnership Established to Reduce St. Louis City’s Incarceration Rate and Improve Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Courtney Stewart Missouri Foundation for Health cstewart@mffh.org (314) 345-5505 New Partnership Established to Reduce St. Louis City’s Incarceration Rate and Improve Health ST. LOUIS, MO (August 5, 2018) – Recognizing the long-term negative health effects that high incarceration rates have on communities, Missouri Foundation for Health has formed a new partnership with…
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Family Values Mean Valuing Families
The plight of thousands of migrant children separated from their parents has dominated recent media cycles, capturing the country’s outrage over a fundamental challenge to American values. Two recent articles in the New England Journal of Medicine, “The Suffering of Children” and “Housing Immigrant Children – The Inhumanity of Constant Illumination,” forcefully document the mental…