Legislation - HB0529

Title: Health Insurance - Prescription Drug Formularies and Coverage for Generic Drugs and Biosimilars
Sponsored by: Delegates Taveras, Harrison, Lehman, Terrasa, and Ziegler
Status: In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring certain carriers to post updated, accurate, and complete prescription drug formularies and changes to the formularies in a certain manner on a carrier's website; and requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to make certain generic drugs and biosimilars available on a formulary with certain cost sharing.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0393

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2025 Legislative Date 1/22/2025 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Insurance - Prescription Drug Formularies and Coverage for Generic Drugs and Biosimilars Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/22/2025	1/22/2025	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Health Insurance - Prescription Drug Formularies and Coverage for Generic Drugs and Biosimilars

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