In the News

WashU Olin Business’ Patrick Aguilar says that the closures will mean even worse access for patients, particularly for medications that treat newly emerged conditions and those in small and rural areas.

Tim McBride explains how the program’s growth has been both predictable and cost-effective — thanks in part to strategic enrollment pathways and federal funding offsets.

Health care-quality researchers Mary Politi and Ginger McKay say that the funding cuts undermine efforts to improve medical care and health outcomes.

Tim McBride warns that the new rural health-care legislation may worsen disparities rather than solve them. The legislation favors smaller states, potentially deepening partisan divides in health-care funding, McBride says.

Tim McBride says new Medicaid work requirements may cause Missouri residents to lose coverage not because they don’t meet the work requirements but because of chronic understaffing and administrative backlogs at the state agency.

Morgan Shields warns that proposed federal budget cuts could weaken protections for people in psychiatric facilities by limiting oversight of mental health care and reducing the ability to hold institutions accountable.

New federal Medicaid work requirements could overwhelm Missouri’s already strained social services system, where documentation issues have historically led to delays and disruptions in benefits, says Tim McBride.

The Brown School’s Byron Powell comments on the achievements and promise of the field of implementation science.

Matthew Kreuter discusses the results of a new poll from iHeard St. Louis, a listening project designed to enhance communication between local residents and health professionals. iHeard is a project of the Health Communication Research Laboratory, which Kreuter directs.

WashU’s Tim McBride explains how large populations, low employer coverage and high poverty rates in states like Texas contribute to the sharp decline — and why the uninsured fallout is cause for concern.