Missouri General Assembly passes bill to stop unfair emergency room bills
Health advocates cheer important victory; urge legislators to continue working to address surprise medical bills
On Friday, May 18, with the 2018 Regular Legislative Session drawing to a close, the Missouri House of Representatives and the Missouri Senate both voted to pass SB 982.
SB 982, sponsored by Sen. Paul Wieland (R-Jefferson County), addresses two types of situations where insured Missourians face large medical bills after seeking care in an emergency room.
In the first situation, a person may seek emergency room care but receive a diagnosis of a non-emergency condition. Last summer, insurance company Anthem announced that it would refuse to pay for Missouri emergency room visits that it deemed not to have been emergencies based on the final diagnosis.
Read more: https://themissouritimes.com/51289/missouri-general-assembly-passes-bill-to-stop-unfair-emergency-room-bills/
