Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session
Relating to: disclosures of prescription drug costs under health insurance policies and plans.
Drugs Insurance — Health Medical service Pharmacy Physician
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- 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
Full history
- Dec 21, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Bewley, Risser, L. Taylor and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Kolste, Anderson, Berceau, Milroy, Pope, Sargent, Shankland, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Zamarripa and Zepnick
- Dec 21, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing and Trade
- Jan 26, 2018 · Senate
Rereferred to committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism, by the Senate President, pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c)
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1