INSURANCE - MEDICAL

Missouri House of Representatives
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INSURANCE - MEDICAL
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: Excludes up to five thousand dollars of total cash value for life insurance policies from the definition of "resources" for purposes of Medicaid and Medicare eligibility.

: Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program.

: Expands eligibility for the Missouri Senior Rx Program to include seniors with catastrophic drug costs.

: Creates the Missourians Helping Missourians Trust Fund.

: Establishes the criteria for use of the title "registered nurse first assistant" and requires insurance coverage for the services provided by such assistants.

: Requires health insurance coverage for bone marrow testing.

: Creates a state income tax credit for certain small employers who provide health insurance for eligible employees.

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

: Requires insurers to issue a uniform prescription drug information card to enrollees.

: Requires health insurers to offer contraceptive coverage to enrollees.

: 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 accounts.

: Establishes a Medicaid Pharmacy Management Program in the Department of Social Services and a Joint Committee on Pharmacy Management.

: Increases the health insurance coverage for diabetes equipment and medications.

: Modifies the income eligibility categories for the Children's Health Insurance Program.

: Changes the name of the Missouri Commission for the Deaf to the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

: Provides insurance coverage for children's hearing aids.

: Prohibits the disclosure of nonpublic health information.

: Requires health insurers to treat mental health in the same manner as other medical services.

: Modifies health insurance and prohibits use of public funds for abortion or human cloning.

: Allows public hospitals to close portions of their records.

: Creates a cause of action for the fraudulent sale of health-related discount cards.

: Creates parity between institutional and noninstitutional eligibility for Medicaid.

: Allows enrollees to waive their right to receive documents and materials from their health insurer.

: Increases access to and health insurance coverage for chiropractic care.

: Requires the Highways and Transportation Commission to make certain contributions for health insurance to members of the Highway and Transportation Employees and Highway Patrol Retirement System.

: Provides health insurance coverage for hearing exams and hearing aids.

: Adds testing for various metabolic and genetic diseases to the list of newborn screenings and requires insurance coverage for such diseases.

: Revises health insurance laws.

: Modifies various provisions regarding long-term care insurance.

: Provides health insurance coverage for hearing examinations and hearing aids for children and persons who were diagnosed with hearing loss before they turned eighteen.

: Allows state employees who opt out of the state health insurance plan to receive half of the cost of the benefit to pay for coverage elsewhere or as additional salary upon proof of coverage.

: Modifies various provisions regarding workers' compensation insurers.

: Requires the Division of Child Support Enforcement to use the National Medical Support notice to enforce health benefit plan coverage required in child support orders.

: Exempts any health carrier that is certified as a Medicare+Choice organization from filing a health care access plan.

: Prohibits documents filed by health service corporations and health maintenance organizations from being changed 30 days after filing.

: Provides an additional salary adjustment for state employees so the total salary adjustment at least equals the average increase in state employee contribution costs for health insurance.

: Extends the expiration date on the Children's Health Insurance Program to July 1, 2007.

: Provides health insurance coverage for a second opinion when a patient with a newly diagnosed cancer is referred to a specialist.

: Requires health insurance coverage for clinical trials for treatment of cancer or other life-threatening illnesses.

: Requires health insurers to provide coverage for a minimum of four mastectomy brassieres a year to insured who have had a mastectomy.

: Excludes elected officials of the state of Missouri from receiving state health insurance benefits.

: Requires "medical necessity" to be determined solely by the treating licensed health care provider.

: Allows certain vendors of benefits for state employees to participate in the state cafeteria plan.

: Includes in the flexible benefit plan for state employees an option for coverage for medical and other benefits through a labor organization plan.

: Provides every state employee with an annual salary adjustment at least equal to the average increase in all state employee health insurance contribution costs.

: Prohibits health carriers from changing conditions of their drug formulary during contract period.

: Requires a health carrier to allow any qualified health care provider to participate in its network.

: Requires insurance companies to cover treatment for overweight and obese persons.

: Creates a tax credit for 25% of the unreimbursed cost of health insurance premiums paid by individuals.

: Requires health plans to cover all services provided or ordered by registered nurse first assistants.

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

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

: Makes several changes to the Sunshine Law governing meetings and records of public entities.

: Prohibits health carriers from changing conditions of its drug formulary during contract period.

: Insurance coverage for certain cancer screenings.

: Creates provisions relating to insurance mandates, reporting of health data, and the provisions of charity care.

: Requires insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids for children.

: Requires health carriers to provide chiropractic care as par of their basic health care services.

: Requires managed care organizations to provide chiropractic benefits to enrollees.

: Requires insurers to offer optional coverage for weight reduction counseling services.

: Modifies membership and duties of the Organ Donation Advisory Committee, allows increased donations.

: Requires state to pay for secondary health insurance coverage for certain public officials over the age of sixty-five.

: Allows enrollees to obtain managed care document via the internet.

: Revises laws on health insurance. Permits organ donations by persons sixteen years old.

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

: Deems that documents filed by health services corporations and HMOs are not subject to change after 30 days.

: Deems that documents filed by health services corporations and HMOs are not subject to change after 30 days.

: Creates provisions relating to insurance mandates, reporting of health data, and the provisions of charity care.

: Provides health insurance coverage for the treatment of maple syrup urine disease (MSUD).

: Prohibits health carriers from changing health services codes without the permission of the physician.

: Requires parity between insurance coverage for mental health services and other health care services.

: Requires insurers to provide coverage for hearing aids for individuals age 65 and older and children.

: Requires the use of National Medical Support notice to enforce health benefit plan coverage in child support orders.

: Modifies various provisions relating to long-term care insurance.

: Mandates coverage for fertility medications and requires insurers to offer coverage for other infertility services.

: Allows certain vendors of benefits to be included in the state cafeteria plan.

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Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:08 am