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New Data Finds Number of Uninsured Children Increasing at Alarming Rate

Policies Enacted During Pandemic to Help Kids Access Health Care Should be Continued An estimated 6.5%, or 95,000, Missouri children were uninsured last year, a number that has increased by more than one third since 2016, according to a new report released by the Georgetown
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Congress Must Negotiate and Approve Robust COVID Relief Package

For Immediate Release, September 10, 2020 Congress Must Negotiate and Approve Robust COVID Relief Package Statement by Amy Blouin, President & CEO, Missouri Budget Project “Missourians are counting on our Congressional delegation to pass a robust COVID relief package
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Statement: Senate Leadership Plan Doesn’t Meet Needs of Families, Match Scope of Unprecedented Economic Challenges

The Senate Leadership COVID-19 relief plan unveiled yesterday doesn’t meet the needs of Missouri families and doesn’t address our unprecedented state fiscal crisis, which means it will make the recession longer and more painful, Amy Blouin, president and CEO of the Missouri
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SNAP Primer 2020

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) plays a vital role in reducing food insecurity and provides a critical boost to local economies throughout the state. Learn more about SNAP eligibility and benefits, who utilizes SNAP, and its impact on health and other
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We Stand With You

Across Missouri and our nation, brave individuals are coming together to take a stand against systemic racism and police brutality and to honor the memories and lives of, most recently, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and David McAtee. Countless other lives have been
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Strengthening Medicaid is Vital to Missouri’s Coronavirus Response

Now more than ever, it is critical that Missourians can access the health care they need without worrying whether they can afford it. Strengthening Medicaid is the fastest and most sensible way to provide comprehensive coverage to Missourians who need it and has the added benefit
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A Portrait of Missouri’s Essential Workforce

Each day, essential workers provide healthcare, put food on our tables, deliver essential supplies, or provide the transportation, childcare, and other services necessary to keep us all safe and healthy during the pandemic. Yet too many workers in these industries do not have the
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Coronavirus Response: Ensuring Food Assistance to Missourians

The drastic increase in unemployment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will contribute to rising demand for food assistance as an increasing number of Missourians struggle to make ends meet. To meet this surge in demand, the federal government is providing an additional $26.8
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Direct Economic Relief for Missourians in the CARES Act

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was signed into law on March 27th, provides a number of supports to states, families and individuals which are intended to provide economic relief and counteract some of the damaging effects of the COVID-19
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