Missouri State Medical Ass'n v. Missouri Department of Health

BENTON, Judge.

The Missouri State Medical Association and three physicians (“MSMA”) challenge the constitutionality of House Bill 191 enacted by the 90th General Assembly. 1999 Mo. Laws 301-13. The circuit court denied relief. MSMA appeals. Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 3. Affirmed.

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House Bill 191 was introduced on December 22,1998, with the title:

AN ACT Relating to insurance coverage for cancer early detection.

As introduced, H.B. 191 would have enacted a new section of law requiring that health insurers cover — for a minimal co-payment — pelvic, prostate, and colorectal examinations, and other…