by [email protected] | Feb 25, 2010 | Health / Medicine
When we get a medical treatment, we present our insurance card, sometimes make a co-pay, and walk out the door. It’s up to the provider of that treatment to collect from the insurance company. Sometimes the providers have trouble getting our insurance company to...
by Missourinet Contributor | Feb 19, 2010 | News
The House sends a measure to the Senate regarding treatment for those diagnosed on the autism spectrum, requiring insurance companies that are regulated by the State of Missouri to cover some treatments. The House also passes a measure that will attempt to lure new...
by admin | Feb 18, 2010 | Health / Medicine
Health insurers regulated by the state would have to cover treatment for autism under a bill that has passed the House and moved to the Senate. Rep. Dwight Scharnhorst (R-Manchester) said during his opening remarks on the House floor that his bill would mandate the...
by admin | Feb 16, 2010 | Health / Medicine
A controversial bill a year ago gets new life in the House, which has given tentative approval to a requirement that health insurers cover autism. A year ago, concerns about the impact on health insurance premiums kept the bill from coming to the House floor for...
by Jessica Machetta | Feb 11, 2010 | News
Missouri’s top children’s advocacy group is watching legislation that would affect children. Citizens for Missouri’s Children says several bills indirectly affect kids in our state, such as budget cuts to certain programs, restrictions on Temporary...