Initiative petition circulation approval granted
State officials have given the go-ahead for circulation of an initiative petition that would seek to severely limit insurers’ abilities to steer members away from certain health care providers. The petition by the group Missourians United for Choice in Healthcare would amend the Missouri Constitution to prohibit state-regulated health insurers from influencing the selection of a care provider through higher co-pays or reimbursements and from limiting a provider’s opportunity to offer services according to terms of an offered health benefit plan.