Issues in Missouri Health Care 2009

The Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) supports open and informed public dialogue regarding possible solutions to improve the critical health care challenges facing Missourians. In collaboration with the Healthcare Foundation of Greater Kansas City, MFH contracted with Health Management Associates, Inc., an independent national health care policy research and consulting firm, to prepare a series of issue briefs on health care topics affecting the everyday lives of Missourians.

These papers are intended to provide nonpartisan expert analysis to provide helpful background and inform discussions necessary to create positive health care reform and improve the health of Missourians. Please direct questions to Thomas McAuliffe, Policy Analyst, Missouri Foundation for Health, 314.345.5574, tmcauliffe@mffh.org.

• Executive Summary (PDF)
• Diagnosis: What the Data Say About the State of Missourians' Health (PDF)
• Prescription: Policy Options for Covering Missouri's Uninsured (PDF)
• When Basic Benefits Are Not Enough: Caring for Missourians with Chronic Health Care Conditions (PDF)
• Wiring Missouri's Health Care: Electronic Health Records and Health Information Exchange (PDF)
• Compliance: Myths and Facts About Medicaid Fraud and Abuse (PDF)
• Meeting the Needs of Missourians Who Are Elderly or Have Disabilities: Long Term Care (PDF)
• Treating the Whole Missourian: Mental Health and Substance Abuse (PDF)
• Medication Marketplace: Getting the Best Price on Prescription Drugs for Missourians (PDF)
• Buying Value: Improving the Quality of Missourians' Health Care (PDF)
• Kicking the Habit: Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation (PDF)
• Transforming Missouri Medicaid: Federal Waiver Options and Processes (PDF)
• Who Will Care for Missouri's Sick: Assuring an Adequate Health Care Workforce (PDF)