Several of IPH’s interdisciplinary Public Health Faculty Scholars, who engage daily in innovative public health research, practice, advocacy & education, have recently received awards & honors amplifying their work.
Tag: Timothy McBride
Why do so many Americans get their health care claims denied? (Links to an external site)
Timothy McBride, PhD, co-director of the Ctr for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research & public health faculty scholar, explains in a Marketplace Morning Report why so many Americans are getting health care claims denied.
McBride honored for rural health advocacy (Links to an external site)
Tim McBride, PhD, co-director, CAHSPER, & public health faculty scholar, received the 2024 Rural Excellence in Advocacy Award from the Missouri Rural Health Association, for the exceptional impact that he has made to healthcare in rural MO for 30+ years.
McBride honored for rural health advocacy (Links to an external site)
Tim McBride, PhD, co-director, CAHSPER, & public health faculty scholar, received the 2024 Rural Excellence in Advocacy Award from the Missouri Rural Health Association, for the exceptional impact he has made to healthcare in rural MO for 30+ years.
Election results could mean major changes in Medicaid (Links to an external site)
Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research Co-Director & public health faculty scholar Timothy McBride, PhD, weighs in on what could happen if Medicaid is turned into a block grant as a result of the election.
New census data reveals significant drop in uninsured Missourians (Links to an external site)
Analysis by the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research has found that the uninsured rate in Missouri has dropped significantly, according to Timothy McBride, center co-director, professor at the Brown School, and Public Health Faculty Scholar.
Health Insurance Coverage in Missouri, 2008-23: Impact of Medicaid Expansion, Economic and Policy Changes (Links to an external site)
Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research co-director & Public Health Faculty Scholar, Timothy McBride, PhD, reviews changes in MO insurance coverage from recent Census Bureau data, in research supported by the MO Foundation for Health.
Missouri Medicaid update: July application processing marginally improves (Links to an external site)
Based on an analysis by the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research, co-director & Public Health Faculty Scholar, Timothy McBride gives an update on the latest news on the Missouri Medicaid expansion.
Washington University professor says Medicaid drug price reductions are overdue (Links to an external site)
Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research Co-Director, Timothy McBride, PhD, weighs in on the Biden Administration’s price cuts for 10 of Medicare’s costliest and most taken prescription drugs.
Heritage Foundation, not Project 2025, proposes Social Security cuts (Links to an external site)
Timothy McBride, PhD, co-director, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research and Public Health Faculty Scholar, weighs in on the Heritage Foundation’s plan to reform Social Security.
Feds to scrutinize Missouri’s worst-in-the-nation Medicaid application delays (Links to an external site)
Tim McBride, PhD, co-director, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research & Public Health Faculty Scholar, explains why Missouri’s Medicaid application processing delays are very concerning.
Missouri Medicaid enrollment continues decline, down 200,000 since last June (Links to an external site)
Analysis by the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research found that from June to April, over half of the drop in Missouri’s Medicaid net enrollment was contributed to children.
Missouri Medicaid enrollment down nearly 200,000 since unwinding began (Links to an external site)
Timothy McBride, PhD, co-director of the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, explains factors affecting the drop in Missouri Medicaid total net enrollment.
Missouri Medicaid enrollment down nearly 200,000 since unwinding began (Links to an external site)
Timothy McBride, PhD, co-director of the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research, and Public Health Faculty Scholar, explains factors affecting the drop in Missouri Medicaid total net enrollment.
Bill would exempt Missouri Farm Bureau health insurance plans from federal rules (Links to an external site)
Timothy McBride, PhD, co-director, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research, weighs in on legislation that would allow MO Farm Bureau health insurance plans to offer benefits that avoid federal regulations in the Affordable Care Act.
As Medicaid Shrinks, Clinics for the Poor Are Trying to Survive (Links to an external site)
Timothy McBride, PhD, Co-Director, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research and Public Health Faculty Scholar was recently quoted in a NYT article about policy ended last spring that prohibited states from pushing anyone off Medicaid.
Halfway through ‘unwinding,’ Medicaid enrollment is down about 10 million (Links to an external site)
Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research Co-Director, Timothy McBride, PhD proposes that our country’s low employment rate is “why the drop in Medicaid is not a lot worse.”
‘Perfect storm’: Missouri advocates decry Medicaid application delays, coverage losses (Links to an external site)
Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research Co-Director, Timothy McBride, PhD discusses how Missouri can be doing more to reduce the number of eligible recipients denied Medicaid renewals.
Missouri sees spike in marketplace plan enrollment as state purges Medicaid rolls (Links to an external site)
As the window for open enrollment on the health insurance marketplace closes, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research co-Director, Timothy McBride, PhD, weighs in on the recent rise in enrollment.
Policy interventions helped save lives during pandemic, study finds (Links to an external site)
Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research co-Director, Timothy McBride co-authored a paper discussing how policy interventions “helped save lives during the pandemic”. Read about the Brown School study.
Missouri to keep kids enrolled in Medicaid for 12 months starting next year (Links to an external site)
Co-Director of the Center for Advancing Health Services , Policy & Economics Research Timothy McBride, PhD, discusses the benefits of keeping kids enrolled in Medicaid for a year at a time rather than requiring reapplication.
Half Those Losing Medicaid in MO are Children (Links to an external site)

Professor of Public Health and center co-director, Timothy McBride explains why Medicaid recipients are dropping off the rolls, likely due to procedural violations.
End of public health emergency and telehealth: Top stories from the AHCJ Conference (Links to an external site)
The public health emergency declared in 2020 ends May 11. How will this impact Medicaid enrollment? Co-Director of the Center for Health Economics & Policy, Timothy McBride talked about it on a panel at the recent AHCJ conference in St. Louis.
Democrats Dismiss Solvency Fearmongering While Offering Social Security Fix (Links to an external site)
Center for Health Economics & Policy co-Director, Timothy McBride, PhD, weighs in on fear around “the solvency issue” as it relates to Social Security.
Article co-authored by center co-director published in Journal of Rural Health (Links to an external site)
An article co-authored by Center for Health Economics & Policy co-Director, Timothy McBride, PhD, has been published in the Journal of Rural Health.
Republicans Have Wanted To Cut Medicare And Social Security For Decades (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and co-Director of the Center for Health Economics & Policy, Timothy McBride, PhD, is quoted as an expert on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security in this Talking Points Memo article.
Social Security, Medicare, and the debt ceiling (Links to an external site)
As House Republicans weigh program spending cuts, Center for Health Economics & Policy co-Director & Bernhard Becker Professor, Timothy McBride, PhD, analyzes the current status and future of Social Security and Medicare.
Center releases publications that help promote health equity locally, and across Missouri
The Center for Health Economics & Policy has recently released publications about its work surrounding themes of Medicaid expansion and maternal health.
Opinion | Ron Johnson’s claims about Medicare are misleading (Links to an external site)
Center for Health Economics & Policy co-Director, Timothy McBride talks about controversial statements about Medicare made by WI Senator, Ron Johnson.
Does Ron Johnson understand Wisconsin’s important role in developing Social Security policy? (Links to an external site)
Center for Health Economics & Policy co-Director, Timothy McBride, PhD, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin wrote this op-ed featured in the Wisconsin Examiner about the importance of Medicaid and Social Security, two important topics in the state.
Missouri officials say Medicaid applications are finally being processed within federal deadline (Links to an external site)
Tim McBride, co-director of the Center for Health Economics & Policy weighs in on how the state can continue to meet federal deadlines for processing Medicaid applications.
Federal government steps in to help pull Missouri out of Medicaid backlog (Links to an external site)
Read the Missouri Independent’s article on the significant issues facing Missouri’s Medicare and Medicaid Services, featuring Co-Director of the Center for Health Economics and Policy, Timothy McBride PhD, MS.
Business rebounds at St. Louis-area hospitals despite pandemic fears (Links to an external site)
Timothy McBride, co-director of the Center for Health Economics and Policy, speaks to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the impact and importance of federal funding for healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Missouri Takes Months to Process Medicaid Applications, Longer Than Federal Law Allows (Links to an external site)
After Medicaid expansion’s passing in MO, the state is taking longer than is legal to process applications, leaving people without coverage during the pandemic. Dr. Timothy McBride comments on their technology’s role.
Medicaid Enrollment in Missouri Begins; Applications Appear Vigorous (Links to an external site)
Timothy McBride, co-director of the Center for Health Economics and Policy, wrote this piece documenting the journey of Medicaid expansion in Missouri, citing data collected from the center’s Medicaid enrollment dashboard.