HB 2570 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Creates provisions relating to insurance coverage of anesthesia services

HB 2570 requires health insurers and health benefit plans (including MO HealthNet and Medicaid managed care) to pay for anesthesia services based on defined "anesthesia time" units without imposing time limits or restricting how that time is calculated. The bill prohibits insurers from setting arbitrary time caps on anesthesia payment or excluding all anesthesia time when determining reimbursement. It specifically affects anesthesia providers (like anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists) by mandating payment based on standardized time units and prevailing medical billing standards. The law passed as an emergency measure to ensure timely payment for these medically necessary services.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 22, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2026
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8
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Committee
3
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 15 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
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Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Referred: Health and Mental Health(H)
lower
Dec 22, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled (H)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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