Connecticut Senate Bill 29 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-08 - Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
Pending: Joint Insurance and Real Estate Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To: (1) Require certain high deductible health plans to apply annual deductibles on a calendar year basis; (2) require certain health care providers to promptly refund excess cost-sharing payments for covered benefits; (3) require certain qualified health plans offered through the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange to cover certain benefits, have a minimum actuarial value of at least seventy per cent and offer a broad provider network; (4) prohibit life insurers from discriminating against persons on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; and (5) make changes to various provisions of the general statutes concerning high deductible health plans to more closely conform to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code concerning health savings accounts and medical savings accounts.

An Act Concerning High Deductible Health Plans, Qualified Health Plans And Discrimination Against Persons On The Basis Of Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity.

Sen. Saud Anwar [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-08	Senate	Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00029&which_year=2021
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/S/PDF/2021SB-00029-R00-SB.PDF