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Revised October 2024. Medicaid expansion changed the eligibility requirements for Missouri’s Medicaid program (MO HealthNet) to include adults between the ages of 19 and 64 who are eligible for the program. Missouri voters approved Medicaid expansion, the Supreme Court of Missouri held the expansion amendment to be constitutional, and the ...
Missouri is the 38th state to expand Medicaid and the sixth to do so by ballot initiative, so there is a lot that can be learned from previous successful implementations. Although voters approved the ballot initiative, it is now up to state officials to implement Medicaid expansion.
This study was driven following the 2020 vote to pass a constitutional amendment to expand the state’s Medicaid program (also known as MO HealthNet) to cover the non-disabled adult population (18 to 64) with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty line (FPL), a major change in state health policy.
30 lip 2021 · After many attempts, Missouri has expanded Medicaid coverage to an additional 275,000 people. That means big changes for those individuals, hospitals and the politics around Medicaid in the...
30 cze 2021 · On June 23, 2021, a circuit court decision in Missouri put the state’s expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in limbo. This decision, if upheld, has implications for...
6 sie 2020 · A Medicaid expansion will provide Missouri with enhanced funding for services to low-income pregnant women, people with opioid and other substance use disorders, mental health and breast and cervical cancer care.
4 paź 2021 · The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that approximately 275,000 Missourians are now eligible for comprehensive health coverage, thanks to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
