SPONSOR: Reedy
This bill provides that health benefit plans cannot impose greater cost-sharing requirements for treatment of behavioral or mental health conditions if an enrollee is transferred to an out-of- network hospital and that the health carrier must reimburse the out-of-network hospital for the treatment at the Medicaid rate.
The bill also provides that maintaining inadequate behavioral and mental health provider networks, as specified in the bill, will be an unlawful practice enforceable under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act.
The bill is similar to SB 550 (2025).
Statutes affected: