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Health Advocates Dismayed by Senate Committee Budget
... for funding the expansion of MO Healthnet, Missouri’s Medicaid program. The following statement can be attributed to the following health advocacy organizations: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, ... patients living with serious or chronic conditions, we are stunned to see that the committee isn’t taking steps to make this life-saving health care coverage available to more Missourians through the budget. “In August, voters approved Amendment 2, which would improve access to primary ...
Missourians need comprehensive affordable health coverage
... before the Christmas holiday, Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins advocated for legislation in 2024 that would allow the Farm Bureau to sell health plans that are “like traditional insurance…” He describes those plans as having a “few key differences…” that allow them to have ... One of the “key differences” that he is talking about is that these “plans” can tell farmers and family members with pre-existing health conditions that they won’t cover them. So, for example, if a farmer is diagnosed with colon cancer in the first six months of coverage, ... but that would no longer apply to these plans. This includes protections not only for individuals diagnosed with cancer but for mental health care coverage, maternity coverage, autism, and the list goes on. As the granddaughter of a farmer, who is proud that we’ve been able to keep the ...
Health Groups Urge Missourians to Vote YES on Amendment 2
... low-wage frontline workers, parents who work hard at jobs that don’t offer insurance, and seniors nearing retirement who have lost their health care access to affordable health insurance that was previously out of reach. This is an incredible opportunity for Missourians to improve the health of their communities and ...
Missouri Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Critical Access to Health Insurance
... healthcare coverage voters approved last August. This ruling is a victory in the fight against cancer in Missouri. We know individuals without health insurance are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer at later, more costly stages and are less likely to survive. By increasing access to Medicaid, Missouri can help ensure more individuals who currently lack affordable, comprehensive health insurance can gain coverage through Medicaid and access the care they need. For cancer patients, this can mean the difference between life and death. “The voter approved Medicaid expansion was supposed ...
Twenty-Two Health Groups Submit Amicus Brief in Medicaid Expansion Lawsuit
Jefferson City, MO – Health and patient advocacy groups submitted an amicus curiae (or friend-of-the-court) brief today, supported by Missouri-based health economists and law professors, in the Missouri Supreme Court, noting the vital role that the implementation of expanded eligibility for ... and providers also joined onto the brief. The brief shows how extending eligibility to Medicaid increases access to and use of vital health care services significantly reduces health disparities, improves survivorship for cancer and other chronic diseases, and positively affects the ...
Missourians Vote to Increase Access to Health Coverage Will Protect Its Most Vulnerable Citizens
Jefferson City, MO — Missourians approval of Amendment 2 will improve health outcomes and reduce cancer disparities for 230,000 citizens who will gain access to health insurance coverage through the state’s Medicaid program. On Tuesday, voters responded “yes” to Amendment 2, which asked if Medicaid ... health insurance coverage provided by Medicaid helps to improve outcomes and reduce the burden of cancer by offering enrollees access to primary care, prevention services and timely cancer screenings. Early detection of cancer increases a patient’s chance for survival. With this vote, ...
Lawmakers’ Continued Efforts to Repeal Medicaid Expansion Would Deny/Revoke Health Coverage to Thousands of Missourians
... CAN) continues to oppose HJR 117 since it would send the issue of expanded access to healthcare coverage back to the statewide ballot. Access to health care coverage through MO HealthNet is a matter of life and survivorship for thousands of low-income cancer patients and survivors and they are just ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...
Lawmakers’ Continued Efforts to Repeal Medicaid Expansion Would Deny/Revoke Health Coverage to Thousands of Missourians
... this battle again. “Today, an additional 66,489 Missourians now have access to MO HealthNet and cancer patients are just starting to get the care they need. Access to health care coverage through MO HealthNet is a matter of life and survivorship for thousands of low-income cancer patients and survivors. ACS CAN ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...
Medicaid Expansion: Improving Access to Coverage, Detecting Cancers, Early, Saving More Lives.
The Show-Me-State has an opportunity to provide nearly 260,000 working, low-income Missourians a path to affordable health care coverage. Right now, the Missouri General Assembly can take action to accept billions of dollars of federal money to assure that more hard-working Missouri families have access to affordable health care Coverage, including quality cancer care, through our Medicaid program. Learn More The federal government will pay 100% of the costs in ...
Business Leaders Support Amendment 2 in the Fight Against Cancer
... Cancer, we are committed to leveraging our knowledge, power and resources to save lives and win the fight against cancer. Having access to health insurance coverage is critical in the fight against cancer. On August 4 th Missouri voters will have an opportunity to increase access to care by voting yes on Amendment 2, a ballot initiative that will help improve the health and well-being of more than 230,000 individuals and families in our state. Voting yes on Amendment 2 will provide countless individuals ...