Creates provisions relating to insurance coverage of drugs

Summary

The bill would prohibit health insurers from requiring a patient to change a prescribed medication to a different one unless the patient’s doctor provides written approval and the change is in the patient’s health interest. It applies to health plans that are delivered, issued, continued, or renewed in Missouri on or after January 1, 2027. The measure does not affect step‑therapy protocols or the substitution of interchangeable biological products.

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