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MO HB198
Bill
Status
4/23/2015
Primary Sponsor
Lynn Morris
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AI Summary
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Health carriers and managed care plans offering prescription drug coverage in Missouri must offer medication synchronization services that align refill dates for an enrollee's covered prescription drugs
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Plans cannot charge more than the standard co-payment when a pharmacy dispenses less than the prescribed quantity to synchronize medications
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Pharmacies are not required to process claims through the health benefit plan if doing so would result in higher costs to the patient
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Pharmacies must receive a full dispensing fee when dispensing prescription drugs under medication synchronization services
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Adds new section 376.379 to Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 376
Legislative Description
Prohibits a health carrier or health benefit plan from denying coverage for dispensing drugs prescribed for the treatment of chronic illnesses to synchronize the refilling of prescriptions for a patient
Last Action
Second read and referred: Senate Small Business, Insurance, and Industry(S)
4/28/2015