Press Releases

With a looming primary health care professional shortage, the health care reform law, or Affordable Care Act (ACA), will provide financial assistance to many current and future health professionals.
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The health care reform law’s provision requiring Americans to carry basic health insurance — known as the individual mandate — has been the topic of much controversy and confusion. As the debate continues and the courts review cases regarding the provision, there are some basics all Missourians should understand.
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One of the most popular programs under the Affordable Care Act will stop accepting applications on May 5, 2011, more than two years ahead of schedule, because of stronger than anticipated demand. The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program helps businesses provide coverage to retirees not yet eligible for Medicare.
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March 23rd marks one year since the much-debated Affordable Care Act was signed into law. And even today, Missourians are divided in their opinions of this law, which has seen its share of hits and misses over the last year.
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Every year, Missouri senior citizens pay thousands of dollars out of their own pockets to get the prescription drugs they need, because of a coverage gap in Medicare. However, new provisions of the health care reform law are slowly but surely chipping away at the Medicare “donut hole,” which impacts about 3 million beneficiaries across the country and about 82,000 in Missouri annually.
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Over 85,000 of Missouri’s small businesses are eligible for tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to help offset the cost of health insurance for their employees. However, thousands of those businesses still have not claimed the subsidies available through the health care reform law.
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According to a survey commissioned by the Missouri Foundation for Health, health care and employment rank among Missourians’ top concerns. While some experts suggest that addressing one concern would damage the other, a stream of new data appears to indicate otherwise.
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Although Missourians remain sharply divided on the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, a new survey commissioned by the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) reveals significant, unified support for several major parts of the legislation.
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Several important elements of the Affordable Care Act go into effect on September 23, 2010, making it easier for many Missourians to access health insurance and care.
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Cover Missouri has launched a new resource page for those who still have questions about federal health reform and its impact on their families and businesses.
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Cover Missouri has published a brochure in Spanish to provide plain-language answers to frequently asked questions about health reform.
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Cover Missouri has a new brochure to provide plain-language answers to frequently asked questions about health reform.
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Health cooperatives, or co-ops, have been proposed in one of the health reform bills as an independent, consumer-driven health coverage option to compete with existing insurance companies. This fact sheet explains what co-ops are and how they operate.
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With health insurance premiums climbing much faster than wages, more Missouri businesses and their employees are struggling to afford health coverage. A new Cover Missouri publication highlights issues faced by businesses when deciding to offer health coverage.
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Recent research shows the majority of Missouri small business owners believe health care reform is necessary, and they are willing to be part of a solution that controls costs and guarantees coverage for everyone.
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Cover Missouri, a project of the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH), has produced a Frequently Asked Questions brochure to help Missourians understand some of the terms being used and to answer some frequently asked questions.
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Cover Missouri has released a fact sheet that examines key aspects of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) and its significance for Missouri children.
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Missouri’s safety net health care providers are seeing increased numbers of uninsured patients and are incurring new financial strains as a result of the changes made to Missouri’s Medicaid system in 2005. New reports released today also demonstrate how these safety net providers — Missouri’s hospitals and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) — pass on to those with private insurance their increasing cost of providing care to the uninsured.
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A new paper released today examines how the national economic crisis and a looming budget shortfall in the state threaten to put a major strain on Missouri’s Medicaid program.
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Missouri policymakers should develop a progressive sliding scale of affordability based on household income when designing health coverage policies for Missouri, according to a new report released today.
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Missouri voters rank health care � particularly rising health care costs � as their number one economic concern, ahead of higher taxes and job security. They want their newly elected officials to make fixing the state’s health care system, so it is more affordable for all, a top priority according to a new poll released today.
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A new report released today details the life and death consequences to the state of Missouri that stem from its high number of residents that lack health insurance. The report, The Significance of Missouri’s Uninsured, was produced by Cover Missouri, a recently created project of the Missouri Foundation for Health with the goal of promoting quality, affordable health coverage for every Missourian.
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Cover Missouri, the recently launched project of the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) that will develop, publish, and promote specific policy recommendations to increase the number of Missourians with quality, affordable health coverage, today released three new fact sheets: The State of Missouri��s Health, Defining Quality Coverage, and Overview of U.S. Health Coverage.
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Seeking to provide Missouri policymakers with specific policy options to increase the number of Missourians with quality, affordable health insurance coverage, the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) announced today the launch of the Cover Missouri and its website, www.covermissouri.org.
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