Missouri HB1680 mandates insurance coverage for nonopioid medications for acute pain.
Missouri HB1680 amends Chapter 376 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to require health benefit plans to cover nonopioid medications for acute pain when prescribed by a licensed health care professional. The bill prohibits insurers from denying coverage of nonopioid drugs in favor of opioids or requiring patients to try opioid drugs first. This provision applies to health benefit plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027.
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