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HOUSE BILL 478

File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 663

Sponsored By:
Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Mizeur, Benson, Carr, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Elliott, Frush, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Kipke, Lafferty, Manno, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Ross, Stukes, and V. Turner

Entitled:
Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations

Synopsis:

Prohibiting specified insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a cost-sharing obligation for a prescription drug that exceeds the dollar amount of the cost-sharing obligation for a prescription drug in a specified category; prohibiting a person from making or allowing unfair discrimination between specified individuals in the amount of the cost-sharing obligation imposed for a prescription drug; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
2/1
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/10
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
3/16
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Discrimination
Drugs -see also- Controlled Dangerous Sub; Substance Abuse
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-706 )

Insurance
( 15-845 , 27-208 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes Explain Committee Votes:
House
Health and Government Operations


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