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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 800

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Relating to: disclosures of prescription drug costs under health insurance policies and plans.

Drugs Insurance — Health Medical service Pharmacy

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits a health insurance policy, referred to in the statutes as a

disability insurance policy, or a governmental self-insured health plan from

including in a contract for pharmacy services, or allowing a pharmacy benefit

manager or another entity to include in a contract for pharmacy services, a provision

that prohibits or penalizes a pharmacist's disclosure to an individual purchasing a

prescribed drug or device of the cost of a prescribed drug or device, a less expensive

therapeutically equivalent drug or device, or a less expensive method of purchasing

the drug or device.

This proposal may contain a health insurance mandate requiring a social and

financial impact report under s. 601.423, stats.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Hebl (D) , Kolste (D) , Meyers (D) , Milroy (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Vruwink (D) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

4 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Risser (D) , Vinehout (D)

Full history

  1. Dec 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hebl, Kolste, Anderson, Berceau, Milroy, Pope, Sargent, Shankland, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Zamarripa, Zepnick and Meyers; cosponsored by Senators Bewley, Risser, L. Taylor and Vinehout

  2. Dec 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1