KansasKansas health plans would cover care for children with PANS and PANDAS
Starting in 2027, many Kansas health plans and the state employee plan would cover diagnosis and prescribed treatment for children with PANS or PANDAS.
What it does
Many individual and group health plans would cover diagnosis and prescribed treatment for children with PANS or PANDAS.
The Kansas state employee health plan would cover diagnosis and prescribed treatment for PANS and PANDAS.
The state health plan commission would report on PANS and PANDAS coverage, including its use, cost and effect on the plan.
Argument forChildren with PANS or PANDAS could receive insurance coverage for diagnosis and prescribed treatment under many health plans.
Argument againstFamilies could face limits in finding covered treatment if their plan does not meet the bill’s listed coverage requirements.
More detail
Covered health plans would have to cover diagnosis and prescribed treatment for PANS and PANDAS. It applies to listed individual and group plans, including health maintenance organizations and certain service plans and societies. The requirement applies to plans that cover accident and health services. The requirement applies to plans delivered, issued, amended or renewed on or after January 1, 2027.
The state employee health plan would cover diagnosis and prescribed treatment for PANS and PANDAS. This applies to the Kansas state health care benefits program. The coverage year begins January 1, 2027.
The commission would report on coverage and its costs, use and effects, and recommend whether coverage should continue or more data is needed. The Kansas state employees health care commission would report to legislative leaders. The report is due by March 1, 2027, and covers the 2026 plan year.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 10Died in CommitteeDied
- Jan 27IntroducedMinor
- Jan 27Referred to House Committee on InsuranceIntroduced
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