Missouri Family Health Council

Resources

	$4 Saved for Every $1 Invested: Expanding Medicaid Services to More Low-Income Women 1.94 MILLION UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES AND 810,000 ABORTIONS ARE PREVENTED EACH YEAR BY PUBLICLY FUNDED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES Six in 10 Clients Consider a Family Planning Center Their Main Source of Health Care $4 Saved for Every $1 Invested; Expanding Medicaid Services to More Low-Income Women Would More Than Pay for Itself
	Missouri Medicaid Basics 2009 Medicaid Basics 2009 Prepared by M. Ryan Barker, MSW, MPPA, Missouri Foundation for Health Date: February 2009 Missouri Medicaid Basics provides an overview and specific data on the state's MO HealthNet program. The paper contains details on eligibility, key programs, delivery systems, and the financing and expenditures related to MO HealthNet. The 2009 edition also examines the impact of the economic downturn on Medicaid in Missouri and at the national level. Additionally, the paper includes a new series of maps that provide county-by-county breakdowns of MO HealthNet enrollment for children, adults, and the total population.
	Women and Health Coverage: The Affordability Gap This report from the National Women's Law Center and the Commonwealth Fund finds that many women avoid needed health care due to high medical costs.
	The Office on Women's Health Quick Health Data Online Quick Health Data Online contains extensive health and related data, including county, state, regional and national health statistics. Topics include mortality, infectious and chronic diseases, mental health, reproductive health, maternal health, violence and abuse, illness prevention and access to care.
	Contraception Counts: Missouri This informative fact sheet from the Alan Guttmacher Institute contains information about access to contraception, the number of women in need of publicly supported family planning services, and the impact such services have on reducing unintended pregnancy in Missouri.
	Celebrating Griswold v. Connecticut This fact sheet from the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association gives an overview of the impact the 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut decision, which paved the way for widespread access to contraception for American women.