Analyzing The Drugs Selected For The 2028 Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Cycle by @cahsperiph.bsky.social affiliated scholar @rachelsachs.bsky.social | Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

ACA Marketplace (Obamacare) signups drop 1.2 million (-4.9%) in 2026, as consumers face increase in premiums ACA marketplace enrollment down -12% in Missouri, over 51,000 in 2026 siftingandwinnowing.substack.com/p/aca-signup...

Missouri Medicaid Update: Applications down 11% in 2025 during open enrollment period; but approvals up 26% Latest report may reflect improved processing times and drop in pending applications siftingandwinnowing.substack.com/p/missouri-m...

The Economics of Healthcare: Myths, Policy, and Reform with Dr. Timothy McBride (co-Director of @cahsperiph.bsky.social) thecatalyst2.substack.com/p/the-econom...

Missouri Medicaid Financing Update: Medicaid expansion completely funded by federal funds to date Medicaid expansion completely funded by federal funds: matching funds and over $1 billion MO received and put into a reserve. But reserves will be exhausted in 2026 open.substack.com/pub/siftinga...

CMS reports that over 833,810 fewer people have signed up for ACA marketplace (“Obamacare”) plans. In 11 states (including Missouri) signups for plans dropped by more than 10%. In MO, signups dropped 11.3% (-46,054), from 407,782 in 2025 to 361,728 in 2026. See open.substack.com/pub/siftinga...

Missouri Medicaid Financing Update Medicaid expansion completely funded by federal funds to date; Missouri received over $1 billion from federal government and put this into reserve, using this to fund expansion. But likely these funds will be exhausted in 2026 open.substack.com/pub/siftinga...

Federal government awards $50 billion to states for rural healthcare. How much does Florida get? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded money through it's Rural Health Transformation Program. [with comments from @cahsperiph.bsky.social Co-Director] www.fox4now.com/arcadia/fede...

Missouri Medicaid 2025 Update: Annual Summary Medicaid enrollment stable (up 0.2%), but stability hides significant underlying changes in categories of recipients Open enrollment in progress, applications up 29% in Nov but pending applications down siftingandwinnowing.substack.com/p/missouri-m...

Updated: MISSOURI Medicaid DASHBOARD with NOV 2025 data on enrollment, applications, managed care First report after open enrollment started; applications up but below 2024 levels. Enrollment steady at about 1.3 million; @cahsperiph.bsky.social analysis cahsper.wustl.edu/impact/medic...

"Missouri has released their first report on Medicaid applications" since open enrollment for the ACA. "applications to Medicaid rose 29% in Nov 2025; however, that level of applications is 13% below the number of applications received in November 2024...too early to tell what this drop indicates"

"Medicaid enrollment dropped slightly in Nov 2025 but has been roughly steady for months" but this does not "capture important changes in categories...enrollment dropped for custodial adults, people with disabilities & children, while enrollment grew for AEG, pregnant women, and the elderly."

Missouri Medicaid November 2025 Update: First Report on Open Enrollment Enrollment is steady, but the number of applications to Medicaid rose 29% from Oct to Nov 2025; however that level of applications is 13% below number of applications received in Nov 2024 open.substack.com/pub/timothym...

Missouri Medicaid November 2025 Update: First Report on Open Enrollment Enrollment is steady, but the number of applications to Medicaid rose 29% from Oct to Nov 2025; however that level of applications is 13% below number of applications received in Nov 2024 open.substack.com/pub/timothym...

First ACA Marketplace Snapshot Report for 2026: Mixed and confusing results? New consumers down -3.9%; existing selections up 9.9%. In Missouri, existing selections down 6.6% timothymcbride.substack.com/p/first-mark...

October 2025 Update: Missouri Medicaid enrollment steady; pending applications drop considerably Update from @cahsperiph.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/timothym...

October 2025 MO Medicaid update: pending applications drop considerably "significant drop in number of pending applications...70% drop in pending applications from July to October 2025...average days to complete application dropped from 40 to 21 days" timothymcbride.substack.com/p/october-20...

Total enrollment MO Medicaid program rose slightly in Oct but there are shifts in enrollment Falling: custodial adults (-20%) disabled (-13%) children (-7%), Rising: expansion group (+9%) pregnant women (+31%) elderly (+5%) since unwinding timothymcbride.substack.com/p/october-20...

October 2025 Update: Missouri Medicaid enrollment steady; pending applications drop considerably Update from @cahsperiph.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/timothym...

October 2025 Update: Missouri Medicaid enrollment steady; pending applications drop considerably Update from @cahsperiph.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/timothym...

Updated: MISSOURI Medicaid DASHBOARD with OCTOBER 2025 data on enrollment, applications, managed care & geographic distribution Enrollment steady at about 1.27 million; @cahsperiph.bsky.social analysis cahsper.wustl.edu/impact/medic...

Read @cahsperiph.bsky.social policy brief cited here at cahsper.wustl.edu/items/change... To see the data in a dashboard or maps go here: cahsper.wustl.edu/impact/medic...

Quote from article citing @cahsperiph.bsky.social work:

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...

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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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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...

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.

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...

Missouri Medicaid Financing Update open.substack.com/pub/timothym...

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...

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...

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 apply.interfolio.com/173629

WashU Public Health hosts panel on building resilient food systems - WashU School of Public Health schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/washu-public...

The future of food in a changing climate - WashU School of Public Health schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/the-future-o...

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...

St. Louis medical experts push back on Trump's claims linking Tylenol and autism www.ksdk.com/video/news/h...

Policy, Biodiversity, and the Future of Food: panel led by WashU School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea

Call for faculty positions at WashU School of Public Health We are seeking outstanding faculty at all levels. Also accepting applications for the positions of Associate Dean for Research and Associate Dean of Practice. More information: schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/about/opport...

MO Medicaid Expansion 4 years later: reflections on the impact Medicaid expansion went into effect July 2021, first enrolled October 2021. What do we know about its impacts? open.substack.com/pub/timothym...

NEW: Dashboards show payor mix in Missouri hospitals, 2016-2024 with breakdowns by payors (e.g., private, Medicaid, Medicare) Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research | Washington University in St. Louis cahsper.wustl.edu/new-dashboar...