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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri bill requires health insurers to cover cancer-risk genetic screenings without cost-sharing starting in 2027
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Renee Reuter
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What This Bill Would Do
s in Missouri delivered, issued, continued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, must provide coverage for certified and genetic testing for individuals at increased cancer risk. Plans are prohibited from using these test results or counseling provisions for decisions, and cannot impose s for this coverage.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
health benefit plan enrollees
Enrollees gain guaranteed insurance coverage for certified genetic counseling and cancer-risk genetic testing without cost-sharing, and protection against underwriting discrimination based on results.
health carriers
Health carriers must update their health benefit plans to cover certified genetic counseling and testing, eliminate cost-sharing for these services, and alter underwriting practices to exclude genetic test results.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When does the insurance coverage requirement take effect?
Can insurance companies raise my rates or deny coverage based on my genetic screening results?
Will I have to pay a copay or deductible for genetic screening?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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