MA H1190

Bill

Relating to patient cost, benefit, and coverage information, choice, and price transparency

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to patient cost, benefit, and coverage information, choice, and price transparency. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve patient cost, benefit, and coverage information, choice, and price transparency. It requires health plans and pharmacy benefit managers to provide enrollees, their practitioners, or their personal representatives with up-to-date cost, benefit, and coverage information for prescription drugs, including clinically appropriate alternatives and any applicable utilization management requirements, upon request. The bill also prohibits health plans and pharmacy benefit managers from restricting or discouraging the sharing of this information or penalizing practitioners for disclosing it to patients. The bill defines key terms such as "cost-sharing information," "enrollee," "health plan," and "pharmacy benefit manager."

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Jeff Roy (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4975 (on 09/01/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1190

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1190
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1190.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1095	Relative to access to care for Ehler Danlos syndrome patients	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H1261	Providing financial transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based outpatient facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H2290	Relative to patient access to information regarding breast reconstructive surgery	No further action taken	Similar To
H4975	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1305	Relative to pain management treatment for certain chronic pain patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2919	Similar To
S1383	To assure informed consent for pelvic examinations of anesthetized or unconscious patients	Accompanied a new draft, see H4270	Similar To
S1435	Relative to patient identity and privacy protection in waiting rooms	Accompanied a study order, see S2891	Similar To
S1460	Relative to color coded patient wristbands	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S628	Relative to communications between health insurers and patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To

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