Missouri Medicaid Enrollment Dashboard
In 2021, Missouri expanded Medicaid coverage and many individuals became newly eligible. This dashboard can be used to track the impact of Medicaid expansion on enrollment across the state. It provides an interactive display of public data from the MO HealthNet monthly management reports, monthly managed care reports, and monthly caseload counter.
This dashboard has been created with support from Missouri Foundation for Health.
Recent Publications
January 2025 Update: Missouri Medicaid enrollment steady since unwinding
by Timothy McBride, PhD, MS | February 2025
Total net enrollment in Missouri’s Medicaid program has remained relatively steady at about 1.27 million in the last seven months, since the so-called “unwinding” from the Public Health Emergency (PHE) ended May 2024. However, since the end of the unwinding there has been significant drops in enrollment in several categories — especially children, custodial parents, and the disabled — but these drops have been offset by increases in enrollment in the Adult Expansion Group (AEG), which at nearly 350,000 is nearing the high point of 354,000.
Open enrollment period ends in Missouri: Over 100,000 apply for Medicaid coverage
by Timothy McBride, PhD, MS | February 2025
Over 100,000 persons applied for Medicaid coverage in Missouri during the 2024-25 Open Enrollment period, and over 38,000 had applications were approved, adding recipients to the Medicaid rolls. However, the net enrollment in Medicaid in Missouri has been essentially constant over the last seven months, suggesting that some of the new applicants may have previously lost coverage or that some individuals are newly eligible for Medicaid and applying through open enrollment.
Health Insurance Coverage in Missouri, 2008-23: Impact of Medicaid Expansion, Economic and Policy Changes
by Timothy McBride, PhD, MS | September 2024
The percentage of people without health insurance dropped significantly over the 2019-2023 period, reflecting major changes to the health policy landscape (the Medicaid expansion, enacted in 2021) and the economy, as well as the recent pandemic. Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research co-director Timothy McBride reviews recent data from the Census Bureau in research supported by Missouri Foundation for Health.
Report—Medicaid Expansion in Missouri: Summary of Qualitative Findings
by Brown School Evaluation Center in collaboration with the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research | June 2024
In July 2021, Missouri expanded Medicaid coverage to eligible individuals. The Brown School Evaluation Center at WashU conducted a qualitative study to evaluate the impact of Medicaid expansion in Missouri on health care access, utilization, and health outcomes in underserved areas and communities. This report provides an in-depth summary of this study, which involved interviewing providers and beneficiaries throughout Missouri to understand their experiences with the state’s Medicaid program, MO HealthNet.
Executive Summary—Medicaid Expansion in Missouri: Summary of Qualitative Findings
by Brown School Evaluation Center in collaboration with the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research | June 2024
In July 2021, Missouri expanded Medicaid coverage to eligible individuals. The Brown School Evaluation Center at WashU conducted a qualitative study to evaluate the impact of Medicaid expansion in Missouri on health care access, utilization, and health outcomes in underserved areas and communities. This executive summary outlines methods and findings & recommendations.
Updates on Missouri Medicaid Enrollment and the Unwinding— March 2024
by Timothy McBride, PhD, MS | March 2024
Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research co-director Timothy McBride presented an update on the Missouri Medicaid enrollment and the Unwinding of the Public Health Emergency (PHE), with implications for Missouri Medicaid enrollment, through March 2024.
The research in this presentation was supported by Missouri Foundation for Health.