INSURANCE - MEDICAL

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session (2006)
Bills Indexed by Subject
INSURANCE - MEDICAL

: Establishes the Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2006 and requires certification of trade associations for the purpose of providing health insurance to their members

: Allows certain health insurance plans to be available as a state-qualified health coverage option for purposes of the federal health coverage tax credit

: Creates notice and reporting requirements, public market rates, and presumptions for the Department of Insurance and entities providing medical malpractice and professional negligence insurance

: Allows enrollees to pay the lower of the copayment assigned by the health maintenance organization or health insurer or the usual and customary retail price of the prescription drug

: Provides insurance coverage for phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment

: Allows employers to provide or contract for health insurance benefits at a reduced deductible level for employees who do not smoke or use tobacco products

: Allows Missouri residents to deduct from their taxable income 100% of all non-reimbursed amounts paid for long-term care insurance premiums

: Allows Missouri residents to deduct from their taxable income 100% of all non-reimbursed amounts paid for long-term care insurance premiums

: Allows an income tax deduction for health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket medical costs not already deducted on the taxpayer's state or federal tax returns

: Requires health insurance carriers to include certain durable medical equipment providers in their service provider networks

: Requires health insurance coverage for certain chiropractic care services

: Prohibits an insurer from changing the coding that a health care provider submitted for services without the permission of the health care provider

: Requires health care providers to notify patients prior to referring them to an out-of-network provider and if none is available, the services will cost no more than those provided within the network

: Prohibits health insurers from discriminating against any willing provider in the geographic region of the health benefit plan

: Makes persons who have been diagnosed with cancer eligible for Missouri Medicaid benefits

: Allows Missouri residents to deduct from their taxable income 100% of all non-reimbursed amounts paid for long-term care insurance premiums

: Establishes the Public Assistance Beneficiary Employer Disclosure Act which requires certain public assistance recipients to identify their employers

: Requires certain employers of 10,000 or more employees in this state to pay an assessment based on health care benefits paid for employees that do not reach a minimum expenditure level

: Modifies the membership requirements of various insurance boards and committees

: Establishes the Health Care Rights of Conscience Act which allows a health care professional to not participate in a health care service that violates his or her conscience

: Requires prompt processing of Missouri Medicaid Program subrogation claims and requires third-party payers to provide certain information to the Division of Medical Services

: Changes the laws regarding health insurance coverage for formulas and products used in the treatment of inherited metabolic diseases

: Requires group health insurance policies which cover dependents to continue coverage for a dependent child with a chronic illness or condition until the child attains the age of 25 or marries

: Requires the Department of Social Services to determine if a child who became ineligible for state medical assistance has health insurance six months after becoming ineligible

: Authorizes a phased-in income tax deduction, beginning in tax year 2006, for the cost of personally funded health insurance premiums

: Establishes the Women's Preventive Health Services Program within the Department of Health and Senior Services

: Changes the laws regarding insurance pooling by political subdivisions

: Requires the Director of the Department of Insurance to establish by rule uniform insurance application forms

: Changes the information required in an evidence of coverage statement under a policy issued by a health maintenance organization

: Changes the authorized categories of business and premium requirements on health insurance policies issued to an association of small and large employers

: Changes the laws regarding the classification of marijuana as a controlled substance and legalizes the use of marijuana for medical purposes

: Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program to provide a publicly financed, statewide insurance program for all residents of this state

: Establishes the Small Business and Entrepreneurial Growth Act to allow for the expansion of small businesses

: Establishes the Health Care Responsibility Act which requires applicants for Missouri Medicaid Program assistance to identify their employers

: Requires health insurers to reimburse non-network emergency services in the same manner as network emergency services if the patient's medical condition prohibits transfer to a network provider

: Requires health insurers to charge only one co-payment on a prescription if the required dosage is not available and a combination of dosage amounts must be dispensed to fill the prescription

: Authorizes a deduction for all taxpayers from their Missouri adjusted gross income for contributions made to health savings accounts

: Requires health insurers to offer optional coverage for recognized treatments for morbid obesity

: Allows young adults to participate in the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan

: Establishes various data collection requirements regarding medical malpractice insurance coverage

: Requires health insurers to provide coverage for human papillomavirus testing as a cervical cancer screening test

: Establishes the Missouri Universal Health Insurance Act to provide comprehensive and necessary health care services for Missouri residents

: Provides health insurance coverage for Phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment

: Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage for diagnostic testing services for chronic kidney disease patients

: Allows small employers to obtain medical coverage through the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan

: Mandates health insurance coverage for morbid obesity

: Allows physicians to jointly negotiate with certain health insurance carriers

: Creates an income tax deduction for small businesses and farmers that provide health insurance coverage for employees

: Requires insurance companies to provide coverage for computerized prosthetic devices

: Requires applicants for Medicaid and CHIPs to identify the proposed beneficiary employer

: Requires state employees to contribute a percentage of income toward their health insurance

: Removes statutory restriction that prohibits employer purchasing alliances from forming for the purpose of providing group health insurance

: Requires any applicant for health care benefits under a public assistance program to identify his or her employer

: Allows young adults to participate in the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan, and subjects health services corporations to premium taxes to offset costs

: Provides temporary retirement and medical incentives for employees currently eligible to retire under MOSERS.

: Establishes the "Missouri Universal Health Assurance Program"

: Provides health insurance coverage for Phase II clinical trials for cancer treatment

: Prohibits health carriers and other organizations from changing health services codes without the permission of the physician

: Provides a tax deduction for 100% of the amount the taxpayer has paid for long-term care insurance premiums

: Amends requirements for workers' compensation benefit payments

: Allows for the formation of small employer purchasing alliances to purchase health insurance

: Modifies laws of Missouri Health Insurance Pool

: Enacts a long-term care public-private partnership program

: Requires insurers to provide notice of coinsurance or other cost sharing features in the evidence of coverage they issue to enrollees

: Establishes the "Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2006"

: Establishes the reorganization of the state health care system

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:53 am