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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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MO HealthNet News

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(link is external) to MO HealthNet News!

Date Volume Number Subject Type Program
02/20/2024 46-43 2024 HCPCs Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
02/01/2024 Telemedicine Billing Resource Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
01/30/2024 Master Plan on Aging – Upcoming Town Halls Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
01/25/2024 General Provider Resource Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
01/25/2024 46-39 Provider 1099 Forms Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
12/28/2023 Prior Authorization for Your Patient’s Medications Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
12/20/2023 New Missouri Tobacco Quitline Services in 2024 Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
12/20/2023 MO HealthNet making the following changes to the Preferred Drug Listing for Insulin Agents Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
11/20/2023 Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) Audit Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
11/15/2023 It's almost time for HealthHelp's Provider Satisfaction Survey. Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
11/14/2023 2023 Great American SmokeOut Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
10/13/2023 Optimizing MO's Managed Care Plan Benefits for Maternal and Infant Health November 13, 2023 Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
10/10/2023 46-20 ICD-10 Annual Updates Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
09/19/2023 Upcoming Relias Webinars Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
09/01/2023 New Provider Manual for All MO HealthNet Providers Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers