Wrap: Governor Jay Nixon hosted two ceremonial signings of a measure that reduces the cost of oral chemotherapy for Missouri citizens.

Insurance providers have charged more for oral chemotherapy because of the additional benefits compared to other types of chemotherapy.

Oral chemotherapy is more convenient for both doctors and patients because it can be taken at home without supervision.

House Majority Leader John Diehl, Jr. says this law will improve the treatment options for cancer patients.

Past legislation has not made it through due to a fear over rising insurance premiums.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Jeffrey Militzer.

Wrap: Governor Jay Nixon signed into law a measure that will lower the cost of oral chemotherapy for Missourians.

Under the law cancer patients with medical insurance can not be charged more than 75-dollars for a month supply of oral chemotherapy.

Representative John Diehl, Jr. says this is a way of making more effective cancer treatment available to more people.

Previous attempts to pass this legislation failed over concerns about insurance premium increases.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Jeffrey Militzer.