Low-income pregnant women in Missouri have better access to prenatal care effective January 1 through the Show-Me Healthy Babies Program, announced by Governor Jay Nixon.
“All pregnant women should have access to quality prenatal care,” said Gov. Nixon. “Greater access to quality prenatal care will mean healthier moms, healthier kids and healthier communities. I am proud that Missouri is expanding access to health care services for an estimated 1,800 pregnant women each year.”
Through the Show-Me Health Babies Program, pregnant women with incomes up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level will have access to pregnancy-related services that promote healthy labor, delivery and birth. Participating women will have postpartum coverage for 60 days. Coverage for the child will continue for up to one year after birth.
The Governor signed legislation creating the program in 2014, and the state’s implementation plan was recently approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The MO HealthNet Division, which operates the state’s Medicaid system, began accepting online applications for the program on Jan. 1.
Apply for the Show-Me Healthy Babies program online at https://mydss.mo.gov or by calling the Family Support Division Resource Center at 1-855-373-9994.
