Bob Hughes: President, Missouri Foundation for Health MO Health Summit 2013

1. ACA Implementation through
2014 and Beyond

2. Community
Health Model

3. MFH Strategy
The Foundation improves the health of the uninsured and underserved in our
region in three ways:
• Target four key health issues
with five- to ten-year staff
and financial commitments
to achieve visible and
measureable improvements
in health.
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• Respond to communities’
self-identified health needs
mffh.org/strategy-report
and solutions.
For an online exploration of
• Promote state-level policy
the new strategy
research and analysis.

4. Targeted Initiatives
Childhood Obesity Prevention
Expanding Coverage
Infant Mortality
Oral Health
Responsive Approaches
Opportunity Oriented
Strengthening the Health Field
Policy Approaches
Research and Education
Building the Field of Advocates
Community and Government Outreach

5. Targeted Initiatives
For more information on the Expanding Coverage
Initiative contact Ryan Barker
rbarker@mffh.org
Expanding Coverage Initiative: A statewide collaborative effort to coordinate a
coalition of partners to increase awareness of and facilitate enrollment in the
Health Insurance Marketplace, and to promote health insurance literacy.
Background:
• 876,000 Missourians under age 65
are uninsured.
• More than 300,000 uninsured
Missourians will be eligible for
subsidized health insurance through
the Health Insurance Marketplace.

6. Cover Missouri Coalition
Several hundred members
Activities:
• Build awareness
• Facilitate enrollment
• Increase health insurance
literacy
MFH is convener

7. CoverMissouri.org
Consumer focused:
• Educational materials
(multiple languages)
• Zip code locator
• Education and
enrollment events
• Hotline
• Calculator

8. CoverMissouri.org/Medicaid
Background Materials:
• History of Medicaid
• Payment and Delivery Systems
• Eligibility and Enrollment
• State Innovations
• Benefits and Services
• Financing

9. Health Stories
Health Policy issues have
a human face.
Tell your story or help
someone else tell their story.
missourihealthcareforall.org/
tell-your-story
Questions? E-mail to mohealthcareforall@gmail.com

10. Network of Enrollment Sites
Selected to
complement other
enrollment work
17 organizations are
regional enrollment
hubs and sites
Sharing experiences
via CoverMissouri.org

11. Targeted Initiatives
For more information on the Infant Mortality Initiative
contact Kathleen Holmes
kholmes@mffh.org
Infant Mortality Initiative: A place-based effort to reduce infant mortality in
the Bootheel and St. Louis by mobilizing, facilitating, coordinating and
increasing engagement of multi-sector partners and community members.
Background:
• Every year in Missouri, about 600
infants die in the first year of life
• 33% are in the Bootheel and St. Louis.
• High risk populations are two times
more likely to experience adverse
birth outcomes.

12. Targeted Initiatives
For more information on the Oral Health Initiative
contact Web Brown
wbrown@mffh.org
Oral Health Initiative: Address the lack of access to quality, affordable oral
health care for the underserved by increasing the number of places oral health
services are available, increasing the number of
dental providers, and expanding insurance coverage.
Background:
• Almost 800,000 low-income adults in Missouri are
not covered for dental care.
• Low-income adults are three times more likely to
have untreated cavities.
• Poor oral health correlates with low birth weight,
premature births, diabetes, heart and lung disease,
and stroke.

13. Missouri Foundation for Health
415 South 18th Street, Suite 400
St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2269
314.345.5500
800.655.5560
www.mffh.org