ST. LOUIS, July 7, 2021 – St. Louis Regional Health Commission CEO, Angela Brown, provided a guest column to The St. Louis American on Missouri Medicaid expansion. The fate of Medicaid expansion implementation is now in the hands of the courts, when it should have stayed in the hands of Missourians. This fight for expansion…
Read MoreLiving Well Summit helps people of color beat impacts of COVID
Riisa Rawlins-Easley, Chief of Staff for the St. Louis Regional Health Commission, stopped by FOX 2 to share information on PrepareSTL’s upcoming “Living Well Summit”.
Read MorePrescription drug monitoring program coming to Missouri after years of stalled efforts
RHC Commissioner and Provider Services Advisory Board Chair, Dr. Fred Rottnek, was interviewed by KMOV about the passage of a statewide prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) during Missouri’s 2021 legislative session.
Read MoreMedicaid expansion struggle continues as Senate votes against funding it
In an article from The St. Louis American, the RHC’s Medical Director Dr. Heidi B. Miller, chimed in on the Senate’s vote against providing the necessary funding to expand Missouri’s Medicaid program.
Read MoreRHC Works to Increase Vaccine Access
As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine lags, the St. Louis Regional Health Commission (RHC) is working alongside community partners to reduce gaps in access.
Read MoreOpen Letter: St. Louis business community supports Medicaid expansion
The St. Louis Regional Health Commission has joined forces with business leaders across the region to encourage legislators to fully implement Medicaid expansion in Missouri in Fiscal Year 2022. Read the full editorial from Greater St. Louis, Inc. and see the full list of supporters on The Missouri Times. Photo: Missouri Times
Read MoreAngela Fleming Brown: The Choice is Yours
In the April 6, 2021 edition of the Deaconess Foundation newsletter, Angela Fleming Brown, CEO of the St. Louis Regional Health Commission (RHC), addresses inequity in the health care system, provides a list of considerations that may factor into an individual’s decision to get vaccinated or not, and a link to resources that can help…
Read MoreMedicaid Expansion Advocates Hope for State Funding
Yesterday was a tough day for Missouri Medicaid expansion advocates. Medicaid expansion funding was not put back into the House’s budget. RHC CEO Angela Brown reflects on the news in this NBC News Article.
Read MoreLogan University partners with St. Louis County to deliver chiropractic care
ST. LOUIS, November 24, 2020 – Chesterfield-based Logan University, a private chiropractic and health science school, is teaming up with the St. Louis County Department of Public Health to advance chiropractic care for residents. According to a release, Logan doctors will work with the health care team at the county’s John C. Murphy Health Center…
Read MoreRHC Board Chair Cheryl Walker named Interim President & CEO of Deaconess Foundation
ST. LOUIS, November 18, 2020 – Cheryl Walker, Board Chair of the St. Louis Regional Health Commission, was named the Interim President & CEO of the Deaconess Foundation. Ms. Walker will guide the national search for a permanent chief executive.
Read More‘Amendment 3 would hurt our democracy’
ST. LOUIS, October 29, 2020 – Community leaders say to vote against attempt to undermine Clean Missouri reforms. “What it’s really about is how politicians want to draw their own district maps. They want to choose their voters instead of having the voters choose them,” said Louise Wilkerson, co-president of the League of Women Voters of…
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