INSURANCE - MEDICAL

Missouri House of Representatives
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INSURANCE - MEDICAL
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: Enacts the Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act.

: Requires insurance coverage for services provided by registered nurse first assistants.

: Changes the allowable supply of medication to be received by certain enrollees through a pharmaceutical plan and requires collection agencies to be informed when payments are made on patient account.

: Requires health insurers to offer contraceptive coverage to enrollees at no charge or on a formulary.

: Increases the income tax deduction for long-term health insurance from fifty to one hundred percent.

: Prohibits the use of genetic information or test results for insurance purposes.

: Requires health insurance coverage for scalp prostheses for persons with alopecia.

: Enacts the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program.

: Prohibits health care providers from charging interest or fees on medical bills until thirty days after a final benefit determination is made and requires final benefit determinations.

: Expands insurance coverage for diabetes.

: Revises insurance laws.

: Makes various changes in the health insurance pool.

: Reduces the cost of premiums and restrictions on insurance through the health insurance pool and creates a tax credit for small employers who pay their employees' health insurance premiums.

: Requires certain referrals to other health care professionals after a diagnosis of cancer and requires insurance coverage.

: Creates an income tax deduction of up to two hundred dollars for otherwise nondeductible costs of health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket medical expenses.

: Increases the tax credit for long-term care insurance from fifty percent to one hundred percent.

: Makes various changes to the health insurance pool and small employer health insurance.

: Creates a special consultant status for persons retired from certain public offices.

: Revises Missouri State Employees Retirement System and Highways and Transportation Employees and Highway Patrol Retirement System.

: Prohibits health insurance companies from requiring a woman to go through a primary care physician for access to an obstetrician or gynecologist.

: Requires all health benefit plans to issue uniform prescription drug information cards.

: Requires the Division of Family Services to post a sign in every division office alerting the public to the expiration date of the Children's Health Insurance Program.

: Allows political subdivisions to provide health insurance benefits to dependents of deceased employees.

: Creates an itemized deduction for health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket medical costs not already deductible pursuant to federal or state law.

: Increases the income tax deduction for long-term health insurance premiums from fifty to one hundred percent.

: Requires custodial orders to permit all parents access to the child's health insurance provider.

: Requires health carriers to offer all health plans as open referral plans and provide prescription cards if pharmaceutical coverage is provided.

: Requires insurance companies to provide coverage for hearing aids.

: Makes various changes in health insurance laws to comply with changes in the federal law.

: Makes various changes to the managed care statutes.

: Requires the Mo. Consolidated Health Care Plan to maintain adequate service networks throughout the state.

: Creates a Medicaid voucher program in the Department of Social Services for recipients to obtain private health insurance if it is more cost effective.

: Increases the income tax deduction for long-term health care insurance premiums from fifty to one hundred percent.

: Mandates various types of health insurance coverage.

: Requires health insurers to treat mental health and chemical dependency services in an identical manner as other medical services.

: Clarifies the definition of "medical insurance plan" by including HMOs.

: Allows insurers to carry forward premium tax credits if those credits were not used in the year accrued.

: Allows insurers to carry forward premium tax credits if those credits were not used in the year accrued.

: Establishes the "Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program" to provide health care benefits to all Missouri citizens.

: Allows insurers to carry forward premium tax credits if those credits were not used in the year accrued.

: Creates new sections relating to the protection of health care consumers.

: Prohibits HMOs from changing coinsurance, co-payment or deductible terms for prescription drugs during contract period.

: Changes interest calculation method for withheld health insurance reimbursements.

: Requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for twenty-four hours of inpatient care following surgery.

: Adds certain protections for health care consumers.

: Allows insurers to carry forward premium tax credits if those credits were not used in the year accrued.

: Requires a health carrier to allow any willing provider to participate in its network if that person satisfies all selection standards.

: Allows a tax deduction for those who contribute to medical savings accounts.

: Makes several changes to individual and small employer health insurance law provisions.

: Allows insurers to carry forward premium tax credits if those credits were not used in the year accrued.

: Makes several revisions in the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan.

: Allows political subdivisions to pay for health insurance for the dependents of retired or deceased employees.

: Prohibits certain tying practices by health insurers and creates a cause of action for late reimbursements.

: Requires physicians to disclose affiliations with health care providers in referral situations.

: Modifies health insurance provisions applicable to small employers with respect to rates, renewability and preexisting conditions.

: Limits the use of genetic information by insurance companies, employers, and genetic testing laboratories.

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Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated September 11, 2000 at 2:53 pm