History of Missouri Health Care for All

In April 2007, a group of faith and community leaders met to hear Vinny DeMarco of the Maryland Health Care for All Coalition. Vinny described how a small group of concerned citizens grew a powerful statewide coalition by agreeing to certain principles. Following this successful model, Missouri drafted principles and began organizing a broad array of groups and individuals to call for a long term plan that will provide health care for all in Missouri.

In 2009, the movement has grown to include individuals in Cape Girardeau, Mid-Missouri, Southeast Missouri, Springfield, St. Louis and Kansas City and have recently made strong contacts in Kirksville and Poplar Bluff.  We are continuing to grow the movement statewide.

Missouri Health Care for All has not endorsed any particular policy or legislation.  We are building a movement that will have enough power to demand that our leaders create a plan to bring high-quality, affordable health care choices to all Missourians.  Our vision is to build a base that is big enough, strong enough, and diverse enough to ensure that whatever plan Missouri adapts will agree with our Principles.