MO HealthNet

Missouri Medicaid (MO HealthNet) will stop covering chiropractic care starting July 1 due to budget cuts. A 2018 law had authorized the coverage, expecting cost savings by reducing surgeries, emergency room visits, and opioid use, but state officials cited lack of evidence showing savings and low usage (2,000 annual recipients) as reasons for the cut.

Missouri's Medicaid system, MO HealthNet, is described as chronically dysfunctional, with new work requirements in a Republican-led bill creating administrative hurdles for recipients. These requirements force individuals to reprove eligibility twice yearly, leading to coverage losses and increased state costs. The article criticizes the system's inefficiency and the deliberate imposition of bureaucratic barriers.