Missouri Department Of Social Services Begins Processing Enrollment For MO HealthNet Medicaid Expansion Population

The Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) began processing applications from the Medicaid expansion population of low-income, non-disabled adults ages 19 to 64 with income below 133% of the federal poverty level for their household size. Individuals who apply before November 1, 2021, will be eligible for retroactive coverage to July 1, 2021. Those who apply after November 1, 2021, must indicate whether they had medical services in the last three months.

DSS started processing the applications on October 1, 2021. As of October 7, 2021, the state had received around 17,000 applications, and 4,300 had . . .