Kansas HB2364 prohibits health insurers from disadvantaging nonopioid prescription drugs for pain treatment.
Kansas HB2364 mandates that health insurers cannot deny coverage of nonopioid prescription drugs for acute pain in favor of opioid drugs. It also prohibits insurers from requiring patients to try opioid drugs before covering nonopioid drugs. Insurers must ensure nonopioid drugs are not placed on less favorable tiers or subjected to more restrictive coverage criteria than opioids. This act applies to various health insurance programs in Kansas.
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