Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

Health Care Policy Papers


Issues in Missouri Health Care 2008

Issue briefs exploring the challenges facing Missourian’s and their health care system.
Developed by Health Management Associates
Funded by the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City and the Missouri Foundation for Health

Executive Summary
Buying Value: Improving the Qualilty of Missourians Health Care
Compliance Myths and Facts About Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
Diagnosis: What the Data Says about the State of Missourians Health
Kicking the Habit: Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
Medication Marketplace: Getting the Best Price on Prescription Drugs for Missourians
Meeting the Needs of Missourians Who Are Elderly or Have Disabilities Long Term
Prescription Policy Options for Covering Missouri's Uninsured
Transforming Missouri Medicaid: Federal Waiver Options and Process
When Basic Benefits Are Not Enough: Caring for Missourians with Chronic Helath Care Conditions
Who Will Care for Missouri's Sick: Assuring Adequate Health Care Workplace
Writing Missouri's Health Care

White Paper Examing the Health Care Plans of the 2008 Presidental and Missouri Gubernatorial Candidates
Prepared by Jessica Hembree, HCF Program Officer

White Paper Examing Tobacco in Kansas and Missouri: Policy Options to Reduce the Burden
Prepared by Jessica Hembree, HCF Program Officer

Study Examining Impact of 2005 Missouri Medicaid Cuts 
Center for Health Policy, Washington University
Sponsored by the Missouri Foundation for Health and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

Additional Medicaid Policy Papers developed by Health Management Associates

The following Medicaid Policy Papers were developed by Health Management Associates ("HMA"), thanks to a grant provided by Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City ("HCF") and the Missouri Foundation for Health ("MFH")

Overview of Health Insurance Coverage in Missouri, Missouri State Planning Grant, Results from the 2004 Missouri Health Care Insurance and Access Survey

Guide to Finding Health Insurance Coverage, Report published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Kansas Health Institute - Minority Health Disparities in Kansas Data & Chartbook

Missouri Medicaid Basics Project of Missouri Foundation for Health



Missouri Foundation for Health Policy Papers:

Medicaid Basics Reports

Cover Missouri Project: Report 1 -- Consequences of the Lack of Health Insurance on Health and Earnings, January 2006

Minority Health Disparities in Missouri-Data Book 1: African Americans

Minority Health Disparities in Missouri-Data Book 2: Hispanics

Show Me Series Report 2: Health Care Expenditures and Insurance in Missouri
View the: Fact Sheet | Summary Report
Prepared by Kenneth E. Thorpe, Ph.D.

Show Me Series Report 3: Universal Health Care Plan for Missouri
Prepared by Kenneth E. Thorpe, Ph.D.
Preface by James R. Kimmey, M.D., MPH