Healthcare Access

The Missouri Foundation for Health is putting its money behind the hard work of five trailblazers. These Missourians have been awarded the foundation's new $200,000 Spark Prize for their work to advance health and well-being. Comments from Evonnia Woods, community organizer and movement builder, and Ciearra "CJ" Walker, founder and CEO, Community Health Worker Coalition.

High blood pressure affects nearly half of U.S. adults and often goes unmanaged. To help, the St. Louis County Library and the American Heart Association are offering blood pressure cuffs and educational resources, available for checkout.

With a third of Missourians living in rural areas, state leaders are joining a national push against federal proposals seen as harmful to rural communities. Over 50 groups recently gathered in Iowa for the Rural Policy Action Summit.

After the recently brokered deal, Anthem members covered by the employer-based Anthem, Medicare Advantage, and Affordable Care Act Marketplace health plans will be able to utilize healthcare services with in-network access throughout the Mercy healthcare system.

Heart disease is still Missouri's number-one cause of death, and it's a trend the American Heart Association of Missouri says adults can work to reverse among their kids and grandkids. But it takes a willingness to model healthy habits that children can learn from.

Missouri community health centers find themselves in the middle of a tug-of-war between Big Pharma and large hospitals when it comes to drug prices.

A huge number of Missourians are expected to lose their Medicaid benefits over the next year. Now that the public health emergency has officially ended, the Department of Social Services is reevaluating every individual who receives Medicaid for income eligibility. The process was put on hold during the pandemic when states weren't allowed to disenroll anyone.

With health care a key topic of debate in Missouri's U.S. Senate race, advocates say the state's Medicaid expansion is providing benefits to Missourians.

Community Health Centers are the medical home for roughly 600,000 Missourians. National Health Center Week is celebrating the impact of Community Health Centers throughout the state, particularly in rural areas.

Community Health Centers are the medical home for roughly 600,000 Missourians. National Health Center Week is celebrating the impact of Community Health Centers throughout the state, particularly in rural areas.