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Managed health care coverage for Missourians who are unable to obtain standard health coverage because of high-risk health conditions, exhaustion of COBRA benefits, or other lack of availability...   Read more

Missouri Health Insurance Pool - managed health care coverage for Missourians who are unable to obtain standard health coverage because of high-risk health conditions.

MHIP Board of Directors

Vernita McMurtrey, Executive Director

Vernita Bridges-McMurtrey has been Executive Director of the Missouri Health Insurance Pool since 2004. She has previously held positions with FirstGuard Health Plan in Kansas City, Universal Underwriters Insurance Group and Prudential LMI in Los Angeles. Ms. Bridges-McMurtrey has more than 35 years of insurance industry and product development expertise.

Officers

Jeffrey C. Bond, President - Cox Health Plans President & CEO
Cheryl Dillard, Vice President - Government Relations Liaison, Coventry Health Care
Bryan Miller, Treasurer - Senior Director, Actuarial, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City

Members

Dr. Karen Amstutz - Regional Vice President & Medical Director, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Mary Becker - Senior Vice President, Strategic Communications and Research, Missouri Hospital Association
Julie Davidson - Chief Financial Officer, United Healthcare of the Midwest
John Huff - Director, Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration
Paula Nickelson - Health Care Systems Preparedness Planner, Center for Emergency Response and Terrorism Division of Community and Public Health, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Misty Snodgrass - Legislative/Government Relations Director, American Cancer Society

ShowMe Exchange Level One Establishment Grant Project

MHIP was awarded the ShowMe Exchange Level One Establishment Grant
Exchange Grant Notice of Award.pdf

Project Documents

Cover Page
Project Narrative
Application Components List
Complete Application (6-30-2011) This is a large compressed file. It may take a long time to download.


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MHIP Events

Board Meetings - Held Monthly
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News & Important Information

Level One Establishment Grant Documents View and download the ShowMe Exchange Grant application and documents on our Board of Directors page.

From the Department of Insurance The latest from the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration

Additional Resources Contact information for assistance groups to help patients manage a variety of health conditions