Health benefit plans; prescription drugs; tiers. (SB442)
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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
Health benefit plans; prescription drugs; tiers. Prohibits a health carrier offering a health benefit plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs from implementing a formulary that places a prescription drug on the highest cost-sharing tier unless at least one prescription drug that is in the same therapeutic class and is a medically appropriate alternative treatment for a given disease or condition is available at a lower cost-sharing tier under the formulary. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102529D |
01/12/2016 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/29/2016 | Impact statement from SCC (SB442) |
02/08/2016 | Continued to 2017 in Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
12/02/2016 | Left in Commerce and Labor |