File Code: Insurance - Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 382
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Redmer, Bates, Boteler, Boutin, Cane, Costa, Elliott,
McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Shank, and Weldon
- Entitled:
-
Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Basic Health Benefit Plan
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission to adopt regulations
that specify a Basic Health Benefit Plan for the small group health
insurance market; requiring the Commission to exclude or limit
benefits or adjust cost-sharing arrangements in the Basic Plan if the
average rate for the Basic Plan exceeds 6% of the average annual wage
in the State; and requiring the Commission to determine the average
rate for the Basic Plan by using the average rate submitted by each
carrier that offers the Basic Plan.
House Action
- 2/7
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 2/12
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/19
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/10
- Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Bob A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMOS; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
- PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SMALL BUSINESS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
19-103
)
- Insurance
- (
15-1201 ,
15-1201 ,
15-1201 ,
15-1207
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered