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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Missouri Hospitals Payor Mix Dashboards Updated through end of 2025 View and compare the payor mix Missouri hospitals experienced for emergency department and inpatient services from 2016 to 2025 Analysis by @cahsperiph.bsky.social cahsper.wustl.edu/impact/medic...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Updated: MISSOURI Medicaid DASHBOARD, with July 2026 data on enrollment, applications, managed care Enrollment steady at about 1.25 million; applications return to pre-open enrollment levels @cahsperiph.bsky.social analysis

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New MO HealthNet enrollment dashboard highlights coverage losses for children across Missouri Between Jan 2024 & July 2026 child enrollment declined by 118,525 (18.2%). That includes part of unwinding period, but enrollment continued to decline steadily thereafter cahsper.wustl.edu/new-medicaid...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

NEW MOHealthNET tracker for enrollment of children on Missouri's MOHealthNet (Medicaid and CHIP) from @cahsperiph.bsky.social cahsper.wustl.edu/impact/medic...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Updated: MISSOURI Medicaid DASHBOARD, with June 2026 data on enrollment, applications, managed care Enrollment steady at about 1.3 million; applications return to pre-open enrollment levels @cahsperiph.bsky.social analysis cahsper.wustl.edu/impact/medic...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

MO Medicaid Update: Annual renewals of Medicaid enrollment from Jan 2025-Mar 2026 led to 23% disenrolled 91% of those who were disenrolled in Missouri lost that coverage for procedural reasons, much higher in Missouri (91%) compared to U.S. (67%). See: timothymcbride.substack.com/p/missouri-m...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Missouri Medicaid May Enrollment Report [updated]: Enrollment Steady, continued drop in children on Medicaid a concern Applications and processing of applications returns to steady state [revised/updated, with recent new data from State of MO and CMS] open.substack.com/pub/timothym...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The "Chilling Effect" Missouri is losing children enrolled on Medicaid: over 28,000 in last 16 months (5%). This is apparently a national trend, now being described as the "chilling effect" by some. New from @cahsperiph.bsky.social Co-Director: timothymcbride.substack.com/p/the-chilli...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Transforming Healthcare in Missouri, Part X: Community-Based Models and Policies for Children’s Behavioral Health New from @cahsperiph.bsky.social cahsper.wustl.edu/items/transf...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Work Experience of Medicaid Recipients in Missouri HR1 directs states to establish work reporting requirements for Medicaid recipients About 67% of working age Medicaid population is already employed, and many others may be exempt from work reporting requirement: cahsper.wustl.edu/files/2026/0...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

ACA Marketplace Signups Update: Plan Choices show significant shift to bronze plans in both rural & urban areas Shift raises concerns about out of pocket costs: bronze plans have higher deductibles; could raise medical debt, uncompensated care timothymcbride.substack.com/p/aca-market...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Missouri Medicaid update 2025: Procedural concerns remain for Medicaid recipients Although some improvements in state processes are evident. concerns remain about procedures used to enroll in Medicaid &renew eligibility, on precipice of implementation of Big Bill open.substack.com/pub/timothym...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Don't miss this exciting discussion on the future of U.S. health care! The event will bring together leading voices who approach today’s most urgent health policy challenges from across the political and professional spectrum, including our co-director Timothy McBride. @mcbridetd.bsky.social

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Study finds that Missouri has 4th highest differential in the U.S. between rural and urban uninsured rates Latest analysis from @cahsperiph.bsky.social siftingandwinnowing.substack.com/p/rural-miss...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Listening to a great lecture by Mitesh Patel, MD delivering the annual Samuel and Rhoda Nussbaum lecture at Washu School of Medicine, co-sponsored by @cahsperiph.bsky.social

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Percentage with Medicaid dropped by 1.9 percentage points in rural Missouri from 2023 to 2024, with largest drop (down 4.8 points) in rates for children (under age 19), as unwinding of the public health emergency (PHE) finalized. New from: @cahsperiph.bsky.social cahsper.wustl.edu/files/2026/0...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

New: People living in rural Missouri are more likely than those in urban areas to be covered by public programs incl. Medicaid (21.9% v 16%), less likely to have private insurance and more likely to be uninsured (9.9% v 6.9%) New from: @cahsperiph.bsky.social cahsper.wustl.edu/files/2026/0...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Why is Missouri Medicaid losing children on its rolls? Since January 2025, enrollment of children on Medicaid in Missouri has dropped 28,845, about 5%, despite no change in eligibility criteria [Update, Feb 2026 data] siftingandwinnowing.substack.com/p/why-is-mis...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

CAHSPER is hosting its 3rd Data Bootcamp on Chronic Disease Research and Policy Keynote Elbert Huang from U of Chicago

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Updated: MISSOURI Medicaid DASHBOARD with Jan 2026 data on enrollment, applications, managed care Final report showing impact after open enrollment; applications up but below 2024 levels. Enrollment steady at about 1.3 million; @cahsperiph.bsky.social analysis cahsper.wustl.edu/impact/medic...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Missouri Medicaid Update, Jan 2026: Enrollment steady but enrollment of children falling Number of children on Medicaid has dropped almost 24,000 in last year despite no changes in eligibility criteria Latest from @cahsperiph.bsky.social siftingandwinnowing.substack.com/p/missouri-m...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Why is Missouri’s Medicaid losing children on its rolls? open.substack.com/pub/siftinga...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

ACA Marketplace (Obamacare) signups drop 1.2 million (-4.9%) in 2026, as consumers face increase in premiums ACA marketplace enrollment down -12% in Missouri, over 51,000 in 2026 siftingandwinnowing.substack.com/p/aca-signup...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Missouri Medicaid Update: Applications down 11% in 2025 during open enrollment period; but approvals up 26% Latest report may reflect improved processing times and drop in pending applications siftingandwinnowing.substack.com/p/missouri-m...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Missouri Medicaid Financing Update: Medicaid expansion completely funded by federal funds to date Medicaid expansion completely funded by federal funds: matching funds and over $1 billion MO received and put into a reserve. But reserves will be exhausted in 2026 open.substack.com/pub/siftinga...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

CMS reports that over 833,810 fewer people have signed up for ACA marketplace (“Obamacare”) plans. In 11 states (including Missouri) signups for plans dropped by more than 10%. In MO, signups dropped 11.3% (-46,054), from 407,782 in 2025 to 361,728 in 2026. See open.substack.com/pub/siftinga...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Missouri Medicaid 2025 Update: Annual Summary Medicaid enrollment stable (up 0.2%), but stability hides significant underlying changes in categories of recipients Open enrollment in progress, applications up 29% in Nov but pending applications down siftingandwinnowing.substack.com/p/missouri-m...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Updated: MISSOURI Medicaid DASHBOARD with NOV 2025 data on enrollment, applications, managed care First report after open enrollment started; applications up but below 2024 levels. Enrollment steady at about 1.3 million; @cahsperiph.bsky.social analysis cahsper.wustl.edu/impact/medic...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Missouri Medicaid November 2025 Update: First Report on Open Enrollment Enrollment is steady, but the number of applications to Medicaid rose 29% from Oct to Nov 2025; however that level of applications is 13% below number of applications received in Nov 2024 open.substack.com/pub/timothym...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

First ACA Marketplace Snapshot Report for 2026: Mixed and confusing results? New consumers down -3.9%; existing selections up 9.9%. In Missouri, existing selections down 6.6% timothymcbride.substack.com/p/first-mark...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

October 2025 Update: Missouri Medicaid enrollment steady; pending applications drop considerably Update from @cahsperiph.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/timothym...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

October 2025 MO Medicaid update: pending applications drop considerably "significant drop in number of pending applications...70% drop in pending applications from July to October 2025...average days to complete application dropped from 40 to 21 days" timothymcbride.substack.com/p/october-20...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Total enrollment MO Medicaid program rose slightly in Oct but there are shifts in enrollment Falling: custodial adults (-20%) disabled (-13%) children (-7%), Rising: expansion group (+9%) pregnant women (+31%) elderly (+5%) since unwinding timothymcbride.substack.com/p/october-20...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Updated: MISSOURI Medicaid DASHBOARD with OCTOBER 2025 data on enrollment, applications, managed care & geographic distribution Enrollment steady at about 1.27 million; @cahsperiph.bsky.social analysis cahsper.wustl.edu/impact/medic...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Read @cahsperiph.bsky.social policy brief cited here at cahsper.wustl.edu/items/change... To see the data in a dashboard or maps go here: cahsper.wustl.edu/impact/medic...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Changes in Medicaid and Marketplace Enrollment in Missouri by County, and Rural/Urban Status, 2023-2025 In 2023-2025 Medicaid enrollment fell while Marketplace enrollment grew. New @cahsperiph.bsky.social analysis examines these shifts with implications for 2026 cahsper.wustl.edu/files/2025/1...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

September 2025 Update: Missouri Medicaid For second month in a row Missouri hits peak enrollment in Medicaid expansion category (at 357,654) @cahsperiph.bsky.social analysis: timothymcbride.substack.com/p/september-...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

September 2025 Update: Missouri Medicaid enrollment steady; pending applications drop Enrollment in Missouri Medicaid expansion hits peak, pending applications down 27% Analysis by @cahsperiph.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/timothym...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

CAHSPER Co-Director Karen Joynt Maddox speaking at a great conference on the Business of Health co-sponsored by @theatlantic.com and WashU Olin School.

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

At another fabulous event put on by the School of Public Health at WashU, the FARM Food Futures Forum with provocative speakers thinking about transforming food systems to support human and planetary health schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/farm-food-fu...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

New search for faculty (all levels, ranks) in the School of Public Health at WashU Outstanding faculty sought with diverse perspectives, particularly focus on our Innovation Research Networks, rural health; food policy; diabetes. Also Assoc Deans for Research & Practice apply.interfolio.com/173629

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Policy, Biodiversity, and the Future of Food: panel led by WashU School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

NEW: Dashboards show payor mix in Missouri hospitals, 2016-2024 with breakdowns by payors (e.g., private, Medicaid, Medicare) Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research | Washington University in St. Louis cahsper.wustl.edu/new-dashboar...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

New from RUPRI Health Panel Rural EMS Regionalization - Opportunities and Policy Considerations Policy report highlights how regionalized systems can improve care through coordination to share resources, standardized protocols, and dispatch functions. apps.its.uiowa.edu/dispatch/mes...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Updated: MISSOURI Medicaid DASHBOARD with JULY 2025 data on enrollment, applications, managed care & geographic distribution Enrollment rises slightly to 1.3 million; @cahsperiph.bsky.social analysis cahsper.wustl.edu/impact/medic...

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

July 2025 Update: Missouri Medicaid enrollment up slightly; applications also rising open.substack.com/pub/timothym... Analysis by @cahsperiph.bsky.social

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

3/ July 2025 Update on Missouri Medicaid enrollment net steady enrollment since unwinding ended hides big shifts in categories: up: AEG (+6%), pregnant women (+27%), elderly (+2.4%) down: children (-8%), parents (-21%), disabled (-12.6%) Source: Analysis of DSS data by @cahsperiph.bsky.social

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

2/ July 2025 Update on Missouri Medicaid enrollment in Adult Expansion Group 352,610 close to peak of 354,187 in June 2023. Source: DSS data, analysis by @cahsperiph.bsky.social

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Center for Advancing Health Services Policy & Economics Research @cahsperiph.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

July 2025 Update Missouri Medicaid enrollment up slightly in July, but steady since end of unwinding at about 1.3 million Analysis of DSS data by @cahsperiph.bsky.social

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