Missouri Level One Establishment Grant Narrative

Missouri applied for the Level One grant June 30, 2011 and was awarded $20,865,716 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on August 12, 2011. Among other activities, the state expects to use the funding to:

• Build on its significant exchange planning progress to implement a single, statewide exchange;
• Build the exchange IT system, which will be highly coordinated with the state agencies to enable a streamlined, single-portal eligibility and enrollment system;
• Expand exisiting stakeholder engagement process to facilitate deeper dialogue and leverage expertise on targeted topics; and
• Establish the appropiate levels of financial oversight and control to ensure program integrity.

Missouri Level One Establishment Grant narrative