Regional Health Commission

Gerald Ray of Missouri Faith Voices goes door-to-door to spread Medicaid enrollment information earlier this year. The statewide group of religious leaders is spreading the word about Missouri's newly expanded Medicaid health insurance program.

As Missouri’s Medicaid sign-ups lag, faith leaders want to pick up the slack

Sarah Fentem

Religious leaders in the statewide group Missouri Faith Voices are encouraging volunteers to spread the word about the state's Medicaid expansion. They say that the state has done little to publicize the program and that much of the responsibility for educating residents has fallen on them and community organizations.

Attendees listen to a Trauma Awareness presentation at Jennings High School on June 9, 2015.

Health, Science & Environment

Training sessions tackle how to respond to mental trauma

Traumatic events—such as child abuse, surviving a natural disaster or witnessing a crime—can have a long-term effect on a person’s mental health and…

Health, Science & Environment

Before ACA, Number of Uninsured Remained Stagnant in St. Louis as Economy Recovered

Despite progress in unemployment rates, the number of St. Louis residents who were uninsured in 2013 was almost the same as it was five years ago,…

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Patient transportation is crucial issue affected by ConnectCare's decision to reduce services

Robert Joiner

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 3, 2013 - The reduction of health programs at ConnectCare will go beyond important specialty…

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With Medicaid expansion out of reach, backers work to salvage another key health program

Robert Joiner

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 28, 2013: St. Louis and St. Louis County started a promising pilot program last year to extend…

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Pilot Medicaid program begins July 1 regardless of Supreme Court ruling

Robert Joiner

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 22, 2012 - One spring morning in April, Susan Gottschall of St. Louis County got a glimpse of…

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Community health centers have vital role to play in health care for the needy

Robert Joiner

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 7, 2010 - Federal stimulus dollars continue to provide additional financial underpinning for…

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Community health centers retain unique federal funding

Robert Joiner

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 29, 2010 - St. Louis may have missed out this week on a share of Race to the Top stimulus funds…