Women's Health Services Program 1115 Waiver

Missouri’s Women’s Health Services Program expands MO HealthNet coverage to uninsured women (Sixth Omnibus Reconciliation Act (SOBRA 1986) women who are 18 through 55 years of age losing their MO HealthNet eligibility 60 days after the birth of their child for up to one year. MO HealthNet also offers Women's Health Services to women ages 18 through 55 that have family income at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), who have assets totaling less than $250,000, and are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Medicare, or health insurance coverage that provides family planning services. There is no cost sharing for this coverage and services are obtained through the MO HealthNet fee-for-service program.

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 to MO HealthNet News!

Date Volume Number Subject Type Program
10/10/2025 Tobacco Prevention to Promote Health Equity Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
10/02/2025 48-18 Sunset of Direct Care Pro Provider Bulletin Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
10/01/2025 MO HealthNet Provider Webinars Scheduled October - December 2025 Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
10/01/2025 Autism Support Now ABA Panel Discussion Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
10/01/2025 2025-4 MO HealthNet Provider Newsletter - October 2025 Newsletters All MO HealthNet Providers
09/30/2025 Additional - 2025 Optimizing Benefits for Maternal and Infant Health Meetings Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
09/29/2025 MHD Offers Office Hours for Notification of Pregnancy Billing Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
09/09/2025 Suicide Safer Homes Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
08/28/2025 Invitation to Comment: Rural Health Transformation Program Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
08/04/2025 MO-CPAP Pediatric and Adolescent Depression Training and Office Hours Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
07/14/2025 Lunch & Learn Reminder: July 16th, Notification of Pregnancy Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
07/09/2025 48-02 Diagnosis Code Expansion Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
07/07/2025 Provider Training Schedule Posted, July – September 2025 Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
07/01/2025 2025-3 MO HealthNet Provider Newsletter - July 2025 Newsletters All MO HealthNet Providers
05/21/2025 Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment (BCCT) Expansion Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers