HB683
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Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to require health benefit plans to provide coverage for FDA-approved prescription drugs for the treatment of postpartum mood disorders; allow the suspension of the coverage requirement for FDA-approved prescription drugs for the treatment of postpartum mood disorders under qualified health plans if cost defrayment required by the state; amend KRS 205.522, 205.6485, 18A.225, and 164.2871 to require Medicaid, Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, the…
Introduced: February 18, 2025
Last action: February 26, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would require most Kentucky health insurance plans to cover FDA-approved prescription drugs used to treat postpartum mood disorders, such as postpartum depression, starting January 1, 2026. It applies to private health plans, Medicaid, the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program, the state employee health plan, and health plans offered by public colleges and universities to their employees. Who it may affect: new mothers and birthing parents covered by insurance in Kentucky, Medicaid recipients, state employees, and employees of public colleges and universities.
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