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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

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.
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More Information

For more information on MFH Health Policy, contact:

Christine Raborn
Administrative Assistant
314.345.5576
craborn@mffh.org

Health Policy

To complement the Foundation's grantmaking efforts and address health issues from a systemic perspective, the MFH Board of Directors established the MFH Health Policy Area in 2002. The Health Policy staff, under the guidance of the Health Policy Committee, works to support the MFH Board, staff, community members and the state legislators by providing timely research on health-related issues of significance to Missouri.

MFH Health Policy agenda includes:

• Achieving Quality, Affordable Health Coverage for All Missourians

• Increasing Health Equity for All Missourians

• Identifying and Examining the Impact of Rules and Regulations Related to Health Workforce in Missouri

Latest from Health Policy

UNDERSTANDING MEDICARE

The Missouri Foundation for Health has published Medicare and the Affordable Care Act, a companion to the Understanding Medicare report released earlier this year. This fact sheet provides an overview of Medicare, the federal health insurance program for older adults and individuals with disabilities, and highlights key changes made by the health reform law. View the fact sheet

MISSOURI MEDICAID BASICS: SPRING 2011

The Missouri Foundation for Health has released the 2011 edition of Missouri Medicaid Basics, which provides an overview of MO HealthNet. The report reviews key programs, eligibility requirements, delivery systems, and program financing. The 2011 edition has a new section on incentives in the federal health reform law to make changes to the Medicaid program. The report also has updated charts with regional data on MO HealthNet enrollment. View the report

ISSUES IN MISSOURI HEALTH CARE 2011

The Missouri Foundation for Health and Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City are pleased to share the updated Issues in Missouri Health Care. This resource was first published in 2009 to help policymakers, health care professionals, and community-based organizations better understand important aspects of the state's health system. This series of issues briefs can be accessed here.

COVER MISSOURI

Cover Missouri is a project that will develop, publish, and promote specific policy recommendations to increase the number of Missourians with health coverage. For more information, visit covermissouri.org.