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Legislation


1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 626

File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 596
Sponsored By:
Delegates Eckardt and Donoghue
Entitled:
Medicare Risk Health Maintenance Organizations - Premiums

Synopsis:

Requiring health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that have entered into a risk-sharing contract with the federal Health Care Financing Administration to provide health care services under the Medicare program to offer the contract in all jurisdictions of the State and to consider the entire State a single service area for determining premiums; requiring HMOs that have entered into a risk-sharing contract to establish the same premium for all enrollees if the HMO establishes or raises a premium that it charges its enrollees; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN. CARE ORGS
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 19-7B-01 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered
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