Funding Opportunities

Health Policy Mini Grants

The health policy mini-grant program is designed to provide a responsive funding stream with an easy application process and stimulate and support health advocacy work that leads to positive policy change.

RFA Available: March 1, 2012 | View RFA
Application Deadline: October 31, 2012

To start a new online application, click here:  

To return to a previously saved online application, click here: 



Research & Publications

The Health Policy area provides research and data on health system issues for Missouri policymakers, advocates, and the general public.  With fact-based, non-partisan research, the MFH Health Policy area works to inform long-term positive health system change. 

View Health Policy publications in any of the following categories:

Overview of Coverage and the Uninsured

Expanding Coverage to the Uninsured

Medicaid and SCHIP

Health Disparities

Surveys

Health Care Delivery and Payment Reform

Archives

 

Advocacy Trainings

MFH works to build the capacity of Missouri nonprofits to provide a voice for the uninsured, underinsured, and underserved in the policymaking process.  Learn more about training opportunities here.


Links & Resources

The MFH Resource Directory contains links and resources to helpful information in more than 30 health-related categories.
View the MFH Resource Directory



More Information

For more information on MFH Health Policy, contact:

Christine Raborn
Administrative Assistant
314.345.5576
craborn@mffh.org



Health Policy Publications

Click on the categories below to read any of MFH's Health Policy publications and research documents.

Recent publications include:

•Issues in Missouri Health Care 2011 - this series of 13 issue papers produced by MFH and Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City addresses issues impacting Missouri's health care system.

Overview of Coverage and the Uninsured

Includes publications on charity care, consequences of lack of health insurance on health and earnings, the free-rider effect, the cost of care for Missouri's uninsured, geographic variations in health insurance and health care expenditures.  See these publications

Expanding Coverage to the Uninsured

Includes publications on premium assistance programs, increasing coverage through subsidies, options to increase coverage for small business employees, Missouri's high-risk pool, Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan (MCHCP), high deductible health plans, reinsurance and universal insurance plans.  See these publications

Medicaid and SCHIP

Includes publications on Medicaid basics, MO HealthNet, 2005 Medicaid legislation, Pay-for-Performance, costs and benefits of Missouri Medicaid, reimbursement rates and Medicaid reform in other states.  See these publications

Health Disparities

Includes publications on African-American and Hispanic health disparities. See these publications

Health Care Delivery and Payment Reform

Includes fact sheets on Pay-for-Performance, primary care medical homes and long-term care issues See these publications

Surveys

Includes publications on views of Missouri voters on health care reform and insurance coverage.  See these publications

Issue Briefs

Includes reports on health promotion and health care in specific settings.   See these publications

Archives

See these archived publications