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MO HB1333

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/6/2010

Primary Sponsor

Scott Lipke

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Origin

House of Representatives

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds persons who have exhausted 100% of their total lifetime benefits as eligible for Missouri Health Insurance Pool coverage.

  • Requires insurers to notify affected persons when they reach 85% of lifetime benefits and again when they exhaust 100% of benefits, and to provide the pool with their name and address.

  • Establishes a 50% premium discount for pool members with available income below 350% of the federal poverty level.

  • Maintains pool coverage requirements including major medical expense coverage, prescription drug coverage, and patient education services as directed by a physician.

  • Preserves existing pool eligibility criteria, preexisting condition exclusions, and rate limitations while adding the new lifetime benefits exhaustion category.

Legislative Description

Allows persons who have exhausted their total lifetime benefits to be eligible for coverage under the Missouri Health Insurance Pool

Last Action

Referred: Special Standing Committee on Health Insurance (H)

5/14/2010

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