Maryland House Bill 879

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-6)
Status: Engrossed on March 13 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-14 - Referred Finance
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to include certain discounts, financial assistance payments, product vouchers, and other out-of-pocket expenses made by or on behalf of an insured or enrollee when calculating cost-sharing contributions for certain prescription drugs; requiring persons that provide financial assistance payments, discounts, product vouchers, or other out-of-pocket expenses to notify an insured or enrollee of certain information; etc.

Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost Sharing Contribution - Requirements

Del. Steve Johnson [D]	Del. Andre Johnson [D]	Del. Tiffany Alston [D]	Del. Heather Bagnall [D]
Del. Harry Bhandari [D]	Del. Brian Chisholm [R]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Pam Guzzone [D]
Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Tom Hutchinson [R]	Del. Anne Kaiser [D]	Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]
Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. Lesley Lopez [D]	Del. Ashanti Martinez [D]	Del. Matt Morgan [R]
Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Teresa Reilly [R]	Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Del. Kathy Szeliga [R]
Del. Deni Taveras [D]	Del. Jennifer White Holland [D]	Del. Jamila Woods [D]

2024-03-13 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 137 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-14	Senate	Referred Finance
2024-03-13	House	Third Reading Passed (137-0)
2024-03-12	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-03-12	House	Favorable with Amendments {703024/1 Adopted
2024-03-11	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2024-02-09	House	Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-02-02	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

SB595 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-05 - House Refuses Recede

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Insurance	15	118.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Insurance	15	1601	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Insurance	15	1611.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0879?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0879f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0879t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0879_70302401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes_comm/hb0879_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/House/0445.pdf