The Gateway to Better Health Waiver was discontinued in 2022. This webpage should be used for informational purposes only.
Approved on July 28, 2010, the "Gateway to Better Health" Demonstration Project aims to preserve access to ambulatory care for low-income, uninsured individuals in St. Louis City and County. The Demonstration project transitioned to a coverage model on July 1, 2012. This Demonstration Project and the funding mechanisms that preceded it have been critical to maintaining and improving access to health care for uninsured individuals in St. Louis City and County since the closure of the city's last remaining public hospital in 1997. The program is designed to provide primary, urgent, and specialty care coverage to uninsured adults (not eligible through the Medicaid State Plan) in St. Louis City and County, aged 19-64, who are below 133% of the FPL, through a coverage model known as Gateway to Better Health Blue. Additionally, individuals otherwise meeting the same requirements but with income up to 200% of the FPL may be enrolled into Gateway to Better Health Silver coverage, which includes urgent and specialty care services but excludes the primary care benefit.
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The table below provides general information and updates that are relevant to this program page, as well as all MO HealthNet providers. To find information for all other MO HealthNet programs, or to search by date, program or keyword, visit the MO HealthNet News page. If you would like to receive updates in your inbox, subscribe to MO HealthNet News!
| Date | Volume Number | Subject | Type | Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/30/2024 | MO Medicaid Audit & Compliance New Toll-Free Number | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers | |
| 04/25/2024 | Claims Processing Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025 | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers | |
| 04/19/2024 | 46-53 | Update to Medicare Crossover Claims | Bulletins | All MO HealthNet Providers |
| 04/11/2024 | 2024 Relias Continuing Education Courses | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers | |
| 04/03/2024 | Optimizing Missouri’s Managed Care Plan Benefits for Maternal and Infant Health – Cape Girardeau, April 23, 2024 | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers | |
| 04/02/2024 | 46-48 | Free Standing Birth Center Bulletin | Bulletins | All MO HealthNet Providers |
| 04/01/2024 | 2024-1 | Provider Newsletter 2nd Quarter 2024 | Newsletters | All MO HealthNet Providers |
| 03/29/2024 | Provider Training Schedule Posted, April – June 2024 | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers | |
| 03/29/2024 | An Easier Way to Manage Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Rides | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers | |
| 03/15/2024 | New MO Tobacco Quit Services | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers | |
| 03/08/2024 | Maternal Health Access Project | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers | |
| 03/01/2024 | 46-46 | Change Healthcare | Bulletins | All MO HealthNet Providers |
| 02/26/2024 | Optimizing Missouri’s Managed Care Plan Benefits for Maternal and Infant Health | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers | |
| 02/20/2024 | 46-43 | 2024 HCPCs | Bulletins | All MO HealthNet Providers |
| 02/01/2024 | Telemedicine Billing Resource | Hot Tips | All MO HealthNet Providers |