Missouri HB2642 mandates insurance coverage for nonopioid medications for acute pain, prohibiting insurers from favoring opioids or requiring opioid.
Missouri HB2642 introduces provisions ensuring insurance coverage for nonopioid medications prescribed for acute pain. It prohibits health benefit plans from denying coverage for nonopioid drugs in favor of opioids or requiring patients to try opioids before covering nonopioid alternatives. This applies to plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027.
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