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MO HealthNet's Primary Care Health Home (PCHH) initiative strives to provide intensive care coordination and care management as well as address social determinants of health for a medically complex population. One aspect of the program includes the implementation and evaluation of the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model as a means to achieve accessible, high quality primary care; demonstrate cost-effectiveness in order to validate and support the sustainability and spread of the model, and support primary care practices by increasing available resources and improving care coordination thus improving the quality of clinician work life and patient outcomes. There are currently more than 43 participating organizations with over 208 clinic sites that make up the MO HealthNet PCHH providers.

The PCHH initiative offers comprehensive care management services for Medicaid participants who have two or more chronic health conditions including anxiety, asthma, chronic pain, COPD, depression, developmental disabilities, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, substance use disorder, and tobacco use. The program also emphasizes the integration of primary care and behavioral health care in order to achieve improved health outcomes. This website provides information regarding the development and current status of Missouri’s Primary Care Health Homes. For more information regarding the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) Behavioral Health Homes, this can be accessed on the DMH website: CMHC (Behavioral) Healthcare Homes.

MO HealthNet News

The table below provides general information and updates that are relevant to this program page, as well as all MO HealthNet providers. To find information for all other MO HealthNet programs, or to search by date, program or keyword, visit the MO HealthNet News page. If you would like to receive updates in your inbox, subscribe to MO HealthNet News!

Date Volume Number Subject Type Program
05/14/2020 COVID-19: Specimen Collection for Outpatient Services Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
05/11/2020 COVID-19: DME - Signature Requirements Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
05/06/2020 COVID-19: Pharmacy Copayment Exemption Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
04/29/2020 COVID-19: Private Duty Nursing Services Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
04/22/2020 COVID-19: 1135 Waiver Implementation for Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
04/22/2020 Checking Elgibility Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
04/22/2020 42-39 Nursing Facility Program: Cost Report due to COVID-19 Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
04/21/2020 COVID-19: New Laboratory Codes - Updated Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
04/17/2020 COVID-19: Home Health Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
04/17/2020 COVID-19: Personal Care Program Services Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
04/07/2020 COVID-19: Claims for MO HealthNet Participants with Medicare or Commercial Insurance Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
04/03/2020 COVID-19: EPSDT - Well-Child Care Visits via Telehealth Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
04/02/2020 COVID-19: Private Duty Nursing (PDN) Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
04/01/2020 COVID-19: CPAP and NiPAP/Sleep Studies Criteria Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
03/27/2020 COVID-19: Sedative Hypnotic Preferred Drug List Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers