Health insurance; installment payments of cost-sharing obligations associated with prescriptions. (HB2030)

Introduced By

Del. Chris Peace (R-Mechanicsville) with support from co-patrons Del. Riley Ingram (R-Hopewell), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), and Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Health insurance; installment payments of cost-sharing obligations. Requires health plans to allow certain covered persons to pay their cost-sharing obligations under their health benefit plan in 12 equal monthly installments. The option is to be provided to covered persons who are reasonably expected to incur cost-sharing obligations as a result of their pharmacy benefits that exceed their total annual cost-sharing obligations under their health benefit plan. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/09/2013Committee
01/09/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101091D
01/09/2013Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/15/2013Assigned C & L sub: #2
01/29/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB2030)
01/31/2013Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2013Committee substitute printed 13104382D-H1
01/31/2013Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/01/2013Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
02/01/2013Impact statement from DPB (HB2030H1)
02/05/2013Left in Appropriations

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB945.