HOUSE BILL 469

File Code: Insurance - Health

Sponsored By:

Delegate Costa

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Health Savings Accounts - High Deductible Health Plans

Synopsis:

Requiring health insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that offer policies or contracts of health insurance to individuals in the State to offer a high deductible health plan that qualifies for use with a health savings account authorized under the federal Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003; requiring the carriers to offer the plan to all eligible individuals and their dependents; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/2

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/16

Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.

2/23

Hearing cancelled

2/28

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS

INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION

PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-706 )

Insurance

( 15-131 , 15-605 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Not available at this time

Amendments: None offered