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UnitedHealthcare to Support Northeast Missouri Health Council Efforts to Sustain and Expand Rural Maternal Healthcare

  • UnitedHealthcare announced a $540,000 investment to support the Northeast Missouri Health Council (NMHC) in strengthening OB-GYN services in rural communities.
  • The funding aims to stabilize the current OB-GYN workforce, recruit additional maternal health providers, & establish an OB-GYN residency pathway.
  • UnitedHealthcare will help NMHC lay the groundwork for a rural family medicine with obstetrics fellowship program to build a sustainable long-term workforce.
  • NMHC currently delivers over 525 babies annually in Kirksville with two full-time OB-GYN physicians, serving patients across 22 Northeast Missouri counties.
  • The investment supports NMHC, founded in 1968, which serves more than 20,000 patients annually through 11 clinics & two mobile units regardless of income or insurance status.
  • This initiative aligns with UnitedHealthcare's broader commitment to maternal health, including a recent $250,000 investment in the Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium & expanded doula support coverage.
  • UnitedHealthcare serves 2 million members in Missouri through a network of 129 hospitals & over 44,000 physicians.