Missouri Medicaid Eligibility Calculator (2026)
Missourians put the expansion into the state constitution by ballot in August 2020; adults now qualify for MO HealthNet up to $1,836 a month. CHIP covers children and pregnancy up to $6,944 for a family of three.
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From ballot to coverage
MO HealthNet began processing expansion applications on October 1, 2021, with coverage retroactive to July 1, 2021.[KFF] In 2026 the House passed a resolution to put Medicaid work requirements on the November ballot as a constitutional amendment; a Senate committee reworked it and it failed in the Senate.[KFF]
| Group | FPL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults 19–64 | 138% | $1,836 | $2,489 | $3,142 | $3,795 | $5,102 |
| Pregnancy | 305% | $4,057 | $5,501 | $6,944 | $8,388 | $11,275 |
| Children | 305% | $4,057 | $5,501 | $6,944 | $8,388 | $11,275 |
Pregnancy through CHIP
Missouri covers pregnancy in Medicaid to 196% of the poverty line and, above that, through a CHIP pregnancy group and the from-conception option up to 300%.[MACPAC] Children’s Medicaid runs to 196% for babies and 148% for older children; the separate CHIP takes children to 300%.[MACPAC]
Postpartum
Missouri’s 12-month postpartum extension was approved November 14, 2023.[KFF] Because Missouri covers pregnancy through CHIP up to 300% of the poverty line, the postpartum year reaches higher-income mothers than in most states.[MACPAC]
A 209(b) state for older adults
Missouri’s aged/disabled, poverty-level and medically needy standards all sit at about 85% of the poverty line, and its long-term-care special income level is 130% rather than the usual 222%.[MACPAC] Apply online through the Department of Social Services.
Worked example
A Springfield couple expecting a baby (three people for Medicaid) earns $6,400 a month. That is 281.1% of the poverty line for 3.
| Pregnant | MO HealthNet for Kids (CHIP) | $6,944 |
| Adult 19–64 | over by $3,258 | $3,142 |
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