Protect Medicaid in Missouri

We want to hear your Medicaid stories!

Right now, Congress is considering a federal budget reconciliation bill that could result in devastating cuts to Medicaid. These cuts would impact millions—including children, older adults, people with disabilities, and working families across Missouri.

Our team at the Community Health Commission of Missouri (CHCM), is collecting stories from Missourians who have been impacted by Medicaid. We want to hear about your experiences and Medicaid's role in helping you get critical care, support a loved one, or bridging a gap during hard times.

Share your MO Medicaid story

CHCM Co-hosts “Medicaid at Risk” panel discussion in partnership with the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis

Friday, June 6, 2025

On June 5, CHCM, in partnership with the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, hosted a Medicaid discussion panel (Medicaid at Risk: Data, Stories, and Strategies to Protect Access) to examine the program’s reach and impact through data, lived experience, and community-centered strategies for civic engagement.

Panelists, featuring partners from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, the Brown School, the Missouri Budget Project, and Missouri Foundation for Health, explored how individuals and organizations can help ensure Medicaid continues to reflect the needs of the people it serves, with a focus on equity, access, and the power of community voice in shaping health policy.

Co-moderated by Riisa Rawlins, CHCM CEO and Robert Gibson, CHCM Policy & Advocacy Director, the event was a deeply engaging and invigorating conversation for advocates, students, policymakers, and other attendees committed to the wellbeing of the Missouri safety net.

Thank you again to our panelists:

  • Timothy McBride, Bernard Becker Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research, School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis
  • Earlene K. Bolton, Senior Outreach Coordinator, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
  • Amy Blouin, President and CEO, Missouri Budget Project
  • Sheldon Weisgrau, Vice President of Health Policy & Advocacy

for their time, expertise and insights.

If you were unable to attend the virtual panel, please find the recording below. For additional information about CHCM’s advocacy efforts to protect health access for the safety net in Missouri, visit our Protecting Medicaid Access page.

Medicaid at Risk: Data, Stories, and Strategies to Protect Access