Missouri Legislature (healthcare bills) · May 7, 2026 · Primary source
MO SB 1737: Creates provisions related to insurance coverage of annual kidney function screenings
Summary
Missouri SB 1737, referred to the Senate Insurance and Banking Committee, would require health benefit plans delivered, issued, continued, or renewed in Missouri on or after August 28, 2026, to provide enrollees coverage for annual kidney function screening services.
What this may mean
If enacted, health carriers operating in Missouri would be required to include kidney function screening as a covered benefit for all applicable plans beginning August 28, 2026. Plans not yet delivered or renewed as of that date would face a new mandatory coverage obligation without cost-sharing exclusion language specified in the bill text.
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