Mandated health insurance; benefits not applicable if exceed essential benefits package. (HB213)
Introduced By
Del. Jackson Miller (R-Manassas)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Mandated health insurance benefits; essential benefits package. Provides that health insurance plans will not be required, effective January 1, 2014, to provide coverage for state-mandated health benefits to the extent that the benefit is not an essential benefit that is required to be covered under a qualified health plan offered within a health benefit exchange established pursuant to the federal health reform law. The measure also provides that the entity operating a health benefit exchange for Virginia shall not condition its approval to the offering of a health plan within the health benefit exchange upon the plan's providing coverage for a state-mandated health benefit, to the extent that the state-mandated health benefit is not an essential benefit, that is required to be covered under a qualified health plan offered within the health benefit exchange. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2012 | Committee |
01/09/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101975D |
01/09/2012 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/19/2012 | Assigned C & L sub: #1 |
01/20/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB213) |
01/31/2012 | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table |
02/14/2012 | Left in Commerce and Labor (0-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |