Meg Cunningham
Statehouse Reporter at The Kansas City Beacon
Rural health, formerly state gov for @thebeaconKC. Once national politics/ elections/voting @ABC
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2 days ago |
thebeaconnews.org | Meg Cunningham
For years, Missouri has sought to address a growing mental and behavioral health crisis that touches every corner of the state. In 2024, Missouri was ranked 38th nationwide when it came to prevalence of mental illness and overall access to treatment. So the state made multimillion-dollar investments to improve responses when Missourians are in moments of crisis. For decades, calling 911 or going to the emergency room was the norm if a person was experiencing a mental health crisis.
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2 days ago |
buff.ly | Meg Cunningham
For years, Missouri has sought to address a growing mental and behavioral health crisis that touches every corner of the state. In 2024, Missouri was ranked 38th nationwide when it came to prevalence of mental illness and overall access to treatment. So the state made multimillion-dollar investments to improve responses when Missourians are in moments of crisis. For decades, calling 911 or going to the emergency room was the norm if a person was experiencing a mental health crisis.
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1 week ago |
missouribusinessalert.com | Meg Cunningham
As Crystal Lyon was preparing to give birth last spring, she took steps to ensure her daughter was enrolled in Medicaid as soon as she was born. Her daughter’s father had been born with retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer. That type of cancer is caused by a genetic mutation, and soon after their daughter Ari was born they started to suspect she may also have the mutation.
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1 week ago |
thebeaconnews.org | Meg Cunningham
As Crystal Lyon was preparing to give birth last spring, she took steps to ensure her daughter was enrolled in Medicaid as soon as she was born. Her daughter’s father had been born with retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer. That type of cancer is caused by a genetic mutation, and soon after their daughter Ari was born they started to suspect she may also have the mutation.
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1 week ago |
buff.ly | Meg Cunningham
As Crystal Lyon was preparing to give birth last spring, she took steps to ensure her daughter was enrolled in Medicaid as soon as she was born. Her daughter’s father had been born with retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer. That type of cancer is caused by a genetic mutation, and soon after their daughter Ari was born they started to suspect she may also have the mutation.
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