Restore MO HealthNet Coverage for Chronic Pain Treatment

Nearly 2,000 low-income Missourians rely on MO HealthNet to cover chiropractic and other chronic pain treatments that help them function day to day.

A letter to your state legislators. Facts checked June 15, 2026.

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Subject Don't leave 2,000 Missourians without pain care starting July 1

I'm writing because Missouri is about to pull the rug out from under roughly 2,000 low-income Missourians who depend on chiropractic care to get through their days. Starting July 1, MO HealthNet will stop covering chiropractic treatment — and the budget passed in May also cut physical therapy and acupuncture for chronic pain patients. These are people who are already struggling to make ends meet. They're not gaming the system. They're using tools their doctors approved to manage real pain so they can work, care for their kids, and stay out of the emergency room.

Here's what concerns me most: cutting preventive pain treatment doesn't make the costs go away. It shifts them. When someone can't manage their chronic pain with chiropractic or physical therapy, they end up in the ER or getting prescribed opioids — both of which cost Missouri taxpayers far more than $658,660 a year. We'd be spending more money to get worse outcomes for our neighbors. That's not fiscal responsibility. That's just moving the bill around.

I'm asking you to push to restore MO HealthNet coverage for chiropractic, physical therapy, and acupuncture before the July 1 cutoff — because 2,000 Missourians shouldn't lose their pain care while the legislature looks for savings in the wrong place.

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I'm calling because Missouri is cutting chiropractic, physical therapy, and acupuncture from MO HealthNet on July 1, and I'm really worried about what that means for people in chronic pain who have no other options.
About 2,000 low-income Missourians are going to lose access to treatments that are actually working for them. These aren't luxury services — they're how people manage pain so they can keep working and stay healthy.
When you take away preventive care, people end up in the emergency room instead. That costs the state a lot more than the $658,660 this cut is supposed to save. It really doesn't add up.
I'm asking the representative to work to restore this coverage before July 1 — and I want you to know I vote and I'll be paying attention to how this gets handled.

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