JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation Tuesday that will impose new financial penalties on insurance companies that wait too long to pay claims and will give health care providers new guidance on the information they must provide insurers.
UPDATE: Missouri governor signs law to speed insurance payments
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 | 3:47 p.m. CDT
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