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

Medicaid remains essential to the health and stability of families across Missouri and the nation. Co-hosted by the Community Health Commission of Missouri and the Brown School at WashU, this panel will examine the program’s reach and impact through data, lived experience, and community-centered strategies for civic engagement. Panelists will explore 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.

Featured Speakers

• 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
• Moderated by Riisa Rawlins, Chief Executive Officer of the Community Health Commission of Missouri

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