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The UnitedHealthcare Community Plan – MO HealthNet Managed Care offers a range of benefits. It's for children, families, pregnant women and adults who meet income requirements. We also offer support to adults with special health care needs.

Eligibility levels for parents are presented as a percentage of the 2023 FPL for a family of three, which is $24,860. Eligibility limits for single adults without dependent children are presented as a percentage of the 2023 FPL for an individual, which is $14,580.

You can check your status online by visiting the Missouri Department of Social Services website at mydss.mo.gov and clicking “Check Your Status.” After entering your information, if the screen reads “no information available,” it is likely that your application has not yet been approved or processed.

What is spend down? Spend down is a MO HealthNet program in which you have an amount that you must pay or reach each month before you can have MO HealthNet coverage. It is similar to an insurance premium.

Adults under the age of 65 with household incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level are eligible for Missouri Medicaid. In 2022, this amounts to about $18,754 for an individual or $38,295 for a family of four. Unsure if you're eligible? Use the Medicaid Eligibility Calculator to find out.

Medicaid expansion extends coverage to adults under age 65 with household incomes up to 138% of the poverty level. In 2023, that amounts to $20,120 for a single individual, and $34,3065 for a household of three (children were already eligible for Medicaid at higher income levels).

If you are approved for help, you will have healthcare coverage through Missouri Medicaid (MO HealthNet). This healthcare coverage is different than Medicare and it can help with benefits not normally covered through that program, like nursing home care and personal care services.