MO SB577

Health benefit plans covering cancer chemotherapy cannot require higher copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance for prescribed oral anticancer medications than for intravenously administered or injected cancer medications.

Health carriers may still require prior authorization and impose other appropriate utilization controls for chemotherapy coverage decisions.

Exemptions apply to supplemental insurance policies, including life care contracts, accident-only policies, specified disease policies, Medicare supplement policies, long-term care policies, and short-term major medical policies of six months or less.

Defines "health benefit plan" and "health carrier" according to section 376.1350 of Missouri Revised Statutes.