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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research
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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research, Washington University in St. Louis.
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Read @cahsperiph.bsky.social policy brief cited here at
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To see the data in a dashboard or maps go here:
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November 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Missourians brace for health insurance premium spikes with federal subsidies set to expire

Research by @cahsperiph.bsky.social cited
missouriindependent.com/2025/11/26/m...
Missourians brace for health insurance premium spikes with federal subsidies set to expire • Missouri Independent
The open enrollment period for Affordable Care Act plans ends Jan. 16. For some, the extra costs for 2026 will mean they go without coverage.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Missouri’s health coverage is shifting fast
Between 2023-25 (before current open enrollment) ACA marketplace enrollment grew 62% (above 49% increase nationally) while Medicaid enrollment declined in every county
New policy brief, dashboards: @cahsperiph.bsky.social source.washu.edu/2025/11/miss...
Missouri’s health coverage is shifting fast, WashU analysis finds
New findings from public health researchers at Washington University in St. Louis reveal how pandemic-era policies and widespread Medicaid removals fueled a sharp rise in Affordable Care Act enrollmen...
source.washu.edu
November 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Missouri’s health coverage is shifting fast, WashU analysis finds

As Missourians lost Medicaid some shifted into subsidized ACA marketplace plans; marketplace enrollment grew 62%, far above the 49% increase nationally
New brief from @cahsperiph.bsky.social at WashU
source.washu.edu/2025/11/miss...
Missouri’s health coverage is shifting fast, WashU analysis finds
New findings from public health researchers at Washington University in St. Louis reveal how pandemic-era policies and widespread Medicaid removals fueled a sharp rise in Affordable Care Act enrollmen...
source.washu.edu
November 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Changes in Medicaid and Marketplace Enrollment in Missouri by County, and Rural/Urban Status, 2023-2025

In 2023-2025 Medicaid enrollment fell while Marketplace enrollment grew. New @cahsperiph.bsky.social analysis examines these shifts with implications for 2026
cahsper.wustl.edu/files/2025/1...
October 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Missouri saw a marked increase in ACA Marketplace enrollment and decrease in Medicaid enrollment in 2023-25 period

New policy brief from WashU School of Public Health, with accompanying dashboard, allows for county-level comparisons
cahsper.wustl.edu/missouri-see...
Missouri sees a marked increase in ACA Marketplace enrollment and decrease in Medicaid enrollment
Our center released a policy brief and dashboards showing changes in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace enrollment in Missouri in 2023-2025. This analysis provides context as we app…
cahsper.wustl.edu
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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October 2025 Update:
Missouri Medicaid expansion enrollment rising; hits new peak

Enrollment in the Adult Expansion Group (AEG) hit a new peak of 362,303 in Oct. 2025, third month in a row that the AEG has hit a new peak
Latest update from @cahsperiph.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/timothym...
October 2025 Update: Missouri Medicaid expansion enrollment rising; hits new peak
Enrollment in Missouri Medicaid Adult Expansion Group over 360,000, third month in a row that expansion enrollment hits new peak
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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October 2025 Update:
Missouri Medicaid expansion enrollment rising; hits new peak

Enrollment in the Adult Expansion Group (AEG) hit a new peak of 362,303 in Oct. 2025, third month in a row that the AEG has hit a new peak
Latest update from @cahsperiph.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/timothym...
October 2025 Update: Missouri Medicaid expansion enrollment rising; hits new peak
Enrollment in Missouri Medicaid Adult Expansion Group over 360,000, third month in a row that expansion enrollment hits new peak
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Missouri saw a marked increase in ACA Marketplace enrollment and decrease in Medicaid enrollment in 2023-25 period

New policy brief from WashU School of Public Health, with accompanying dashboard, allows for county-level comparisons
cahsper.wustl.edu/missouri-see...
Missouri sees a marked increase in ACA Marketplace enrollment and decrease in Medicaid enrollment
Our center released a policy brief and dashboards showing changes in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace enrollment in Missouri in 2023-2025. This analysis provides context as we app…
cahsper.wustl.edu
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Health Insurance Coverage in Rural and Urban Areas in the U.S., 2023

Brief by staff from @cahsperiph.bsky.social for RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
www.ruralhealthresearch.org/publications...
Publication Details: Health Insurance Coverage in Rural and Urban Areas in the U.S., 2023 - Rural Health Research Gateway
Summary and citation information for the document Health Insurance Coverage in Rural and Urban Areas in the U.S., 2023, produced by RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis.
www.ruralhealthresearch.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Changes in Medicaid and Marketplace Enrollment in Missouri by County, and Rural/Urban Status, 2023-2025

In 2023-2025 Medicaid enrollment fell while Marketplace enrollment grew. New @cahsperiph.bsky.social analysis examines these shifts with implications for 2026
cahsper.wustl.edu/files/2025/1...
October 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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September 2025 Update: Missouri Medicaid

For second month in a row Missouri hits peak enrollment in Medicaid expansion category (at 357,654)
@cahsperiph.bsky.social analysis:
timothymcbride.substack.com/p/september-...
October 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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September 2025 Update:
Missouri Medicaid enrollment steady; pending applications drop

Enrollment in Missouri Medicaid expansion hits peak, pending applications down 27%

Analysis by @cahsperiph.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/timothym...
October 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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CAHSPER Co-Director Karen Joynt Maddox speaking at a great conference on the Business of Health co-sponsored by @theatlantic.com and WashU Olin School.
October 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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At another fabulous event put on by the School of Public Health at WashU, the FARM Food Futures Forum with provocative speakers thinking about transforming food systems to support human and planetary health schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/farm-food-fu...
October 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Missouri Medicaid Financing Update
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Missouri Medicaid Financing Update
State has drawn heavily from reserve funds to finance Medicaid; Expansion spending likely offset entirely
open.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Medicaid expansion reduced uncompensated care costs, may have prevented hospital closures

Free, public dashboards on Missouri hospital visits provide insight into health care in MO
from @cahsperiph.bsky.social and WashU School of Public Health
schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/medicaid-exp...
Medicaid expansion reduced uncompensated care costs, may have prevented hospital closures - WashU School of Public Health
Free, public dashboards on Missouri hospital visits provide insight into health, health care in the state
schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu
October 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Update: Missouri Medicaid enrollment, reverifications, applications

Missouri hits record expansion enrollment of 355,465 in August
Analysis by @cahsperiph.bsky.social
timothymcbride.substack.com/p/update-mis...
Update: Missouri Medicaid enrollment, reverifications, applications
Expansion population hits record level of 355,465
timothymcbride.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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New search for faculty (all levels, ranks) in the School of Public Health at WashU

Outstanding faculty sought with diverse perspectives, particularly focus on our Innovation Research Networks, rural health; food policy; diabetes.
Also Assoc Deans for Research & Practice
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September 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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WashU Public Health hosts panel on building resilient food systems
- WashU School of Public Health schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/washu-public...
WashU Public Health hosts panel on building resilient food systems - WashU School of Public Health
Experts on biodiversity, food security, nutrition policy discuss ways to jointly promote sustainable agriculture, improved nutrition.
schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu
September 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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The future of food in a changing climate
- WashU School of Public Health schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/the-future-o...
The future of food in a changing climate - WashU School of Public Health
FARM Food Futures Forum will address how to transform food systems to support human, planetary health
schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu
September 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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New Brief from RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy on
Health Insurance Coverage in Rural and Urban Areas in the U.S., 2023

[lead authors also at WashU, affiliated with CAHSPER]
www.ruralhealthresearch.org/alerts/679?u...
Health Insurance Coverage in Rural and Urban Areas in the U.S., 2023
Research Alert from the Rural Health Research Gateway for: Health Insurance Coverage in Rural and Urban Areas in the U.S., 2023
www.ruralhealthresearch.org
September 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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St. Louis medical experts push back on Trump's claims linking Tylenol and autism
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St. Louis medical experts push back on Trump's claims linking Tylenol and autism
Many in the St. Louis medical community are pushing back on President Donald Trump's remarks that acetaminophen can cause autism.
www.ksdk.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM