Some Benefits For Missouris New Family Health Insurance Program Not Funded

Some benefits Family Health Insurance, including dental and vision coverage, included in Missouri's new health insurance? plan MO HealthNet were not funded this year, state lawmakers said Tuesday at a forum on health care, the Kansas City Star reports. Family Health Insurance MO HealthNet, which replaces the state's Medicaid program, took effect on Tuesday, Family Health Insurance and state lawmakers at the forum answered questions about the new program.

The goal of the $6 billion Missouri health insurance program is to shift the focus of state-funded health care to prevention and early detection of diseases Family Health Insurance. The program will set up health care homes at existing facilities to serve as a central point of contact for patients and help patients create personalized long-term health plans; restore dental and vision care for Medicaid beneficiaries Family Health Insurance.

Family Health Insurance subject to funding approval by the state Legislature each year; and restore coverage for up to 13,500 children who were cut from Medicaid two years ago. Premiums for children will be limited to 3% to 5% of parents' annual income.

Missouri state Rep. Mike Talboy (D) said a provision that would require beneficiaries to meet healthy living benchmarks,Family Health Insurance such as maintaining a healthy weight, to receive dental and vision benefits was removed from the final version of the legislation. However, state Rep. Beth Low (D) said, The reality is there is no real health insurance coverage for dental care and vision Family Health Insurance.

State Rep. Family Health Insurance Paul LeVota (D) said advocates must continue to push for changes to the state's health care system. LeVota said that even though lawmakers next session might make it sound like we're already done with that and we've fixed health care.