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Bill to let Medicaid cover co‑pays when primary insurance formulary differs laid over for fiscal review

2487048 · March 4, 2025
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Summary

Senate File 143 would allow Medical Assistance to cover co‑payments when a primary insurer’s formulary differs, intended to reduce treatment delays that can lead to higher costs; the committee adopted a technical amendment and laid the bill over for a fiscal note.

Senator Bolden presented Senate File 143, a measure intended to reduce delays and gaps in prescription access when patients have dual coverage (private primary insurance and Medical Assistance as payer of last resort). The bill would allow Medical Assistance to pay co‑payments so patients can promptly…

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