Since the federal public health emergency was declared in March 2020, states have been barred from removing enrollees from Medicaid, in exchange for enhanced federal funds. That pause on conducting eligibility redeterminations will end April 1.
The director of Missouri s Medicaid program said he expects "about 200,000" Medicaid enrollees to lose coverage during the course of a year as a result of the state resuming annual eligibility renewals after a three-year pause.
Missouri s social services department will resume conducting Medicaid eligibility renewals on April 1 allowing the state to once again remove people from its rolls after a three-year pause during the COVID-19 state of emergency.