Census data show that Missourians’ median income has dropped, growing numbers of Missourians are poor, unemployment is high, and record numbers are uninsured. However, situations vary broadly across Missouri. Click here to see how these metrics compare across Missouri’s congressional districts.
More than 850,000 Missourians are uninsured, according to census data released this week – more than twice as many as a decade ago. To learn more about trends in Missouri health insurance coverage, click here.
Premiums in the federal high risk pool intended to insure Missourians with pre-existing conditions were lowered by 23 percent on August 1. To read the details, click here.
Maintenance of effort provisions, which stabilize funding for health care services, serve an important role in maintaining the provision of adequate health care and important economic activity that is critical to economic recovery. As states struggle to balance constinuing budget shortfalls, some states have suggested eliminating MOE requirements from Medicaid and CHIP programs. To learn more about how MOE requirements stablize health care services and contribute to economic recovery, click here... Read more >
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires an annual review of premium rates for fully insured health care plans. Greater public transparency concerning costs and revenue will enable consumers to make better insurance choices and strengthen the state’s review process, potentially reducing health care costs in Missouri. For more information, click here.
The Department of Insurance is making changes to remove barriers to enrolling Missourians in its Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan. To read our policy brief explaining these changes, click here.
Many Missourians want to know how the Governor would trim $67 million from Medicaid in FY 2012 without cutting eligibility. To learn more about the sources of the savings, click here.
Expanding Medicaid in 2014 is a key provision of the Affordable Care Act. The state will need to make many choices, working carefully and collaboratively to assure that the provisions of Medicaid work effectively for those it is insure. Click here to read a guest-authored detailed analysis of some of the challenges and opportunities for Missouri.
Resolving concern about the burden of paperwork for small businesses could undermine the positive impact of health care reform by raising insurance premiums, increasing the number of uninsured and eliminating preventive health funding. To read how these seemingly unrelated issues are connected, click here.
The Disability Coalition on Healthcare Reform and the Federation of Missouri Advocates for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services commissioned a report on the risks of Medicaid Managed Care for people with a disability and seniors. Click here to read the full report, authored by Joel Ferber.
July 30th is the 45th birthday of Medicare, the successful public health insurance for seniors and people with a disability. This birthday offers important lessons about the power of public structures to benefit individuals in communities across the state. Medicare is a great example of what states cannot do individually, but of what we can accomplish together as a nation. Click here to read more.
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Proposition C is just a distraction from the real issue: how to assure affordable health care for Missourians. Voting NO on Prop C on August 3 is a WISE CHOICE. Click here to read more.
The federal health care bills signed in March 2010 will begin to fix much of what is wrong with the current health care system. Of course, it cannot all happen at one time. Click here to read a short summary that shows when some of the important changes began and when others will take place.
If approved, HJR 48 and SJR 25 would require voter approval to amend the Constitution of Missouri. These amendments attempt to exclude Missouri from any individual mandate to purchase health insurance, which is a key provision of proposed federal health care reform. Click here to read myths and facts about these proposals.
On February 22 President Obama released his plan for comprehensive health care reform. Click here to read a summary.
The U.S. Senate health care reform proposal contains many significant improvements. Click here to read an analysis of this proposal, which will likely be the basis for reform as the process goes forward.
Click here to read a summary of the Manager’s Amendment to the U.S. Senate proprosal to reform health care.
On October 23, 2009 Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced details in H.R. 3692, the federal health care reform bill that will be brought to the House floor. This bill goes beyond previous bills to enact positive health care reform. Click here to view details.
Click here to read about median income and insurance status of individuals in each Congressional District.
Click Here to read a summary of the differences between the Senate Finance Committee Chair’s Health Reform Proposal and the House Tri-Committee Proposal.
Poverty increases substantially, the number of Uninsured Missourians continues to grow, and Missouri Families see the third largest decline in median income in the nation. Click here to read more about what the latest Census data says about Missouri.
Click here to learn the facts about what federal health care reform really means for Missouri families.
Personal stories are one of the most powerful ways to demonstrate the need for comprehensive health care reform. Please click here to learn how to share your story.
The Congress and President Obama have stated that they are committed to ensuring that federal health care reform is fully funded. Click here to learn more about proposed funding measures.
The America’s Affordable Health Choices Act would provide significant benefits to Missourians. Click here to read about the top 6 reasons why Missouri’s Congressional Delegation should say YES to proposed efforts to assure that all Missourians have access to affordable, quality health care no matter who they work for, how much they earn, where they live, or whether they are healthy or sick.
The U.S. Congress is currently considering significant reforms for the health care system, including how to insure all Americans. Click here to read a report on how this reform can be funded.
The U.S. Congress is currently considering significant reforms for the health care system, including how to insure all Americans. Click here to read a summary of the issues being discussed.
Organizations across Missouri urge U.S. Senate to strengthen Medicaid. Click here to read the letter to the Senate Finance Committee.
The U.S. Congress is currently considering significant reforms for the health care system, including how to insure all Americans. Click here to read a summary of the issues being discussed.
