Medicaid paperwork problems continue to cost thousands of Missourians coverage

By: Steph Quinn

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 1,132

Last Updated: 1 day, 18 hours ago

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More than 333,000 Missourians lost Medicaid coverage from January 2025 through February 2026, with nearly 92% dropped because of paperwork issues — not because the state determined they no longer qualified.

The data, from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shows 333,265 Missourians lost coverage during that period. Of those, 91.9% were classified as procedural terminations, meaning the Missouri Department of Social Services could not determine whether they were still eligible because of …

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