Mandating health insurers to provide coverage for pain management services.

Summary

The bill would force all individual and group health insurance policies in Kansas to create a coverage plan that includes non‑opioid medication and other pain‑management options as alternatives to opioids. Insurers must send these plans to the state Department of Insurance, which will check that the coverage is adequate and not biased toward opioid prescriptions. The rule would apply to policies issued or renewed on or after Jan. 1, 2027.

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