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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1876: Prescription drug tiers

Prohibiting insurers from creating specialty tiers for prescription drugs.

Summary

  • Prohibits insurers from: (1) Creating specialty tiers that require payment of a percentage cost of prescription drugs; and (2) Establishing tiers of prescription drug copays in which the maximum prescription drug copay exceeds by more than five hundred percent the lowest prescription drug copay charged under the health benefit plan.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 8, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tami Green (D-28)
Introduced
February 8, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting insurers from creating specialty tiers for prescription drugs;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tami Green (D-28)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1876 in other sessions

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