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title: Health Insurance Premium Payment Program
description: "The Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Program is a MO HealthNet program that pays for a participant's share of cost of health insurance premium when it is cost effective. In addition, MO HealthNet will pay copays, coinsurance and deductibles charged…"
url: "https://mosds.org/docs/hipp/"
updated: "2025-07-18"
category: "Essentials & Startup [Free] / Health Insurance Premium Payment Program"
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# Health Insurance Premium Payment Program

The Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Program is a MO HealthNet program that pays for a
participant's share of cost of health insurance premium when it is cost effective. In addition, MO HealthNet will pay copays, coinsurance and deductibles charged to participants if the policy is paid by MO HealthNet.

This link takes you to the brochure provided by the Missouri Department of Social Services.

  [HIPP Brochure (external link)](https://dss.mo.gov/mhd/participants/pdf/hipp-brochure.pdf)

This link takes you to the application form provided by the Missouri Department of Social Services.

  [Hipp Application (external link)](https://mydss.mo.gov/media/pdf/app-hipp-1)