To complement the Foundation's grantmaking
efforts and address health issues from a systemic perspective,
the MFH Board of Directors established the MFH Health Policy
Area in 2002. The Health Policy staff, under the guidance
of the Health Policy Committee, works to support the MFH Board,
staff, community members and the state legislators by providing
timely research on health-related issues of significance to
Missouri.
The MFH Health Policy agenda includes:
Universal Coverage
Community-Based Prevention
While working on these two agenda items,
MFH Health Policy work also remains focused on ethnicity,
race and place-based health disparities.
Publications
Show
Me Series - These publications focus on current
health-related policy issues in Missouri.
Massachusetts:
Map for Missouri? These fact sheets analyze the
Massachusetts health care reform law and the applicability
of this law in Missouri.
Cover
Missouri - This special series of publications looks
at the state of health policy in Missouri & nationally,
and gives some suggestions for improvement.
Medicaid
- Papers and fact sheets profiling the state's Medicaid
program.
Issue
Briefs - an examination of health-related issues
emerging from Missouri grantees.
Health
Disparities Reports - This series documents a variety
of health disparities in the state of Missouri.
Surveys
- These reports detail periodic surveys of Missouri's
health system.
Bill
Analysis - these reports analyze the impact of state
legislative proposals that impact the uninsured, underinsured
and underserved populations.
Fact
sheets - these fact sheets highlight a variety of
state and national health system issues.
