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MO HB1302

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/12/2015

Primary Sponsor

Keith Frederick

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Health carriers and health benefit plans are prohibited from offering plans that provide compensation, benefits, or incentives to healthcare providers to encourage prescribing specific formulary or nonformulary medicines, protocols, or treatments

  • The prohibition applies to plans sold to enrollees, group representatives, agents, employers, or enrollee representatives

  • Doctors, physician groups, hospitals, clinics, and other providers retain the ability to pool purchasing power to negotiate reduced rates and fees for services and supplies

  • Adds new section 376.1188 to Chapter 376 of Missouri Revised Statutes

Legislative Description

Prohibits a health carrier or health benefit plan from offering a health benefit plan that provides incentivizes to the provide to encourage the prescription of specific medicines, protocols, or treatment

Last Action

Referred: Health and Mental Health Policy(H)

5/15/2015

Committee Referrals

Health and Mental Health5/15/2015

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