Missouri HB1658 mandates insurance coverage for orthotic devices prescribed by physicians.
Missouri HB1658 requires health carriers and health benefit plans to cover orthotic and prosthetic devices and services, including original and replacement devices. The benefit amount must match or exceed the annual and lifetime maximums for basic health care services. Co-payments, coinsurance, deductibles, and maximum out-of-pocket amounts for these devices cannot exceed those for basic health care services. This applies to health benefit plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in the state on or after January 1, 2010.
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