Our mission is to improve health outcomes and equity through health services and economics research and policy translation.

The Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research is supported by the Institute for Public Health, the Institute for Clinical & Translational Sciences, and the Department of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis.

Formerly the Center for Health Economics and Policy, our center has undergone a transformation that features a broader mission under the new name Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy and Economics Research (CAHSPER). Learn more.

Missouri Medicaid enrollment down nearly 200,000 since unwinding began

Written by Timothy McBride, co-director of the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research May 2024 (updates based on April 2024 state administrative data). As the process of unwinding (from the Public Health Emergency) continues, total net enrollment in Missouri’s Medicaid program continues to drop: down nearly 200,000 (down -197,525) to 1,319,166 from the […]

Missouri Medicaid Dashboard

Medicaid expansion in Missouri has made many individuals newly eligible for Medicaid coverage, and therefore an increase in Medicaid enrollment is expected. Explore Missouri Medicaid enrollment trends with our user-friendly dashboard, which will be updated on a monthly basis.

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