2008

Click here to read a guest commentary on several pieces of legislation regarding Insure Missouri that have been introduced in the Missouri Legislature.

Click here to learn more about proposed Health Savings Accounts and what impact they could have on low income families.

Click here to read a guest commentary on Proposed Rules to implement Phase 1 of Insure Missouri.

Read a Guest Analysis of the Governor's Insure Missouri proposal

Statement on Emergency Rule for Insure MO

Sign On to Missouri Health Care for All Principles

The Missouri Health Care for All Initiative is a non-partisan, grassroots movement launched by faith and community leaders committed to providing access to affordable, high-quality health car for all Missourians.

Organizations and individuals are encouraged to sign on to the Principles.

2007

Bipartisan SCHIP Legislation Analysis by the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities

Rapid Growth of Uninsured in Missouri

House Minority Caucus Proposal

Insure Missouri: A Good First Step for Working Parents; Others Remain Without Coverage

Guest Analysis Insure Missouri: Early Observations

Mo HealthNet: What It Means for Missouri Analysis of SB 577

Summary of SB 577, MO HealthNet

Guest Analysis of SB 577

New Program Fails to Restore Health Care Access to Lowest-Income Missourians

New Law Does Little to Help Missouri's Uninsured

Missouri Stands to Receive Nearly $1 Billion Additional Funding to Provide Health Insurance for Low-Income Children

Summary of SCHIP Reauthorization Provisions July 20, 2007

Statewide leaders called on federal lawmakers to reauthorize and adequately fund the State Children's Health Insurance Program . Click here for photos

Strong Majorities Needed for SCHIP Expansion; Presidential Veto Expected

Collateral Damage in Tennessee and Missouri

Missouri is not the only state to make massive cuts to Medicaid. View a clip from a moving, intense film "Collateral Damage: Bad Medicine in Tennessee".(Be sure to use the back button on your browser to return to our site when you are finished viewing the film.)

MO HealthNet Comparison of Governor's Proposal with Final Version of SB 577

Summary of SB581 Medicaid provisions

How Can Missouri Cover the Low-Income Uninsured; Comparing Missouri to Other States' Efforts

Summary of Premium Offset Program in MO HealthNet

Covering Working Families? Governor Blunt's Proposal to Cover Missouri's Uninsured

A new study by the Missouri Foundation for Health shows that healthcare has moved to the top of voter concerns. Click here for details.

MO HealthNet: A Safety Net or Tangled Ball of Yarn?

Clock Ticks on Medicaid: Reform Must First Do No Harm

2006

Guest Analysis: Measuring the Decline in Children's Participation in the Missouri Medicaid Program: An Update

Cracking Down on Medicaid Provider Fraud: The Straight Facts on the False Claims Act

Legislature Squanders Opportunities to Restore Access, May 2006

Medicaid Priorities: Undo the Harm; Repeal 2008 Sunset Date, April 2006

Lackluster Session Fails to Address Missouri's Shortfalls in Funding Basic Services

Medicaid Priorities: Undo the Harm; Repeal 2008 Sunset Date, April 2006

Losing Health Care in Missouri, Survey Results: Impact of 2005 Medicaid Cuts

Medicaid Survey: Detailed Tables

Most False Claims Act Cases are Legitimate: Concerns Over Frivolous Suits Unfounded, March 2006

Missouri Could Keep Millions More in Medicaid Fraud Settlements by Adopting New Law, February 9, 2006

First Do No Harm Series Report #1:Medicaid Recommendations for Strengthening Missouri's Health Care System, February 2006

Reform Recommendations Could Do More Harm Than Good, January 2006

The High Price of Budget Cuts: Thousands More Missourians Lose Health Care, January 2006

2005

Elementary & Secondary Education Funding: Increases DO NOT Require Decreases in Other Vital Services

Missouri's Budget Crisis: The Impact on Access to Health Care Cuts, Consequences and Policy Options to Restore Health

Missouri Should Adopt State Version of Federal False Claims Act

Senate Bill 539: Chipping Away at Access to Health Care

Medicaid: A Healthy Investment for Missouri

The County Level Economic Impact of Proposed Cuts in Medicaid Spending in Missouri

2004

Who is Medicaid? Stories of Struggle, Faces of Hope

Overview of Reinvestigations for Medicaid

House Bill 1011 and Medicaid

Preliminary Summary of the House Social Services, Health & Senior Services, and Mental Health Budget Bills for 2005

Impact of FY 2005 Budget Proposals on Health, Mental Health and Community-Based Services for Children and Adults with Disabilities

2003

Testimony for the Missouri House Social Services, Health and Senior Services and Mental Health Appropriations Committee