HB 1160 -- Health Insurance

Sponsor:  Parker

This bill revises a provision pertaining to health insurance
coverage for phenylketonuria (PKU) and any inherited disease of
amino and organic acids.

Currently, this type of health insurance coverage must be
provided for a patient who is covered and is less than six years
of age.  The bill repeals the requirement that a patient be less
than six years of age.

In addition, current law requires the insured to be responsible
for a reasonable co-insurance or copayment which would not exceed
50% of the cost of formula and food products used to treat the
diseases.  The bill repeals this provision.

The bill also prohibits the insured from being subject to any
greater deductible or copayment than other similar health care
services provided by the policy, contract, or plan.

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:14 am