Insurance - Medical Legislation - Missouri

SB 773 - This act provides that no applicant shall be enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan until two business days have passed since the initial personal solicitation and the applicant has signed a disclosure form. Personal solicitation includes either an on-site presentation at a facility or a home meeting with an insurance agent. The disclosure shall be signed and dated by both the applicant and the agent on the day of the initial personal solicitation and shall include: -A statement that Medicare Advantage plans are not Medigap supplement plans; -A statement advising the applicant to confirm with his or her health care providers whether or not the provider has contracted with the Medicare Advantage plan to provide medical services; and -A statement advising the applicant to contact either a trusted family member, friend or the state health insurance assistance program, known as CLAIM. The director of the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration [...]

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HCS/SS/SCS/SB 778 - This act provides that female students enrolling in sixth grade in a public school may receive, at the option of a parent or guardian, an immunization for the human papillomavirus (HPV). The Department of Health and Senior Services shall directly mail age appropriate information to parents or guardians of female students entering grade 6 regarding the connection between HPV and cervical cancer and the availability of the HPV immunization. Such information shall include the risk factors for developing cervical cancer, the connection between HPV and cervical cancer, how it is transmitted and how transmission can be prevented, the latest scientific information about the immunization's effectiveness, information about the importance of pap smears, and a statement explaining that questions from parents or guardians may be answered by a health care provider. Each mailing shall request that the parents of female students entering grade 6 voluntarily furnish a written statement [...]

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SB 859 - This act allows health maintenance organizations to offer high deductible health plans provided such high deductible health plans are combined with health savings accounts. The health savings accounts affiliated with high-deductible HMO plans must be funded to cover the deductible for the plan. Any health maintenance organization that issues a high deductible health plan that is combined with a health savings account shall be taxed at a rate of two percent on premiums received from high deductible health plans in the same manner as life and health insurance companies are taxed under chapter 148. The proceeds from the tax, however, shall be deposited in the part C early intervention system fund (First Steps Fund). The act authorizes the department of insurance to assess whether the high-deductible health plans are meeting the act's requirements. If a HMO fails to comply with the act's requirements, the department may revoke or suspend the HMO's authority to issue such health plans.[...]

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