HOUSE BILL 626

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 524

Sponsored By:

Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Cancer Chemotherapy - Cost Sharing Equity

Synopsis:

Prohibiting insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations that provide coverage for cancer chemotherapy from imposing limits or cost sharing on coverage for orally administered cancer chemotherapy that are less favorable to an insured or enrollee than the limits or cost sharing on coverage for cancer chemotherapy that is administered intravenously or by injection; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.

House Action

2/3

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/10

Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

2/11

Hearing cancelled

2/17

Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

3/9

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21

Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies

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 )

Documents

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Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Health and Government Operations