Maryland House Bill 1290 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-12 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing a pharmacist or a pharmacy to decline to dispense a prescription drug or provide a pharmacy service to a member if the amount reimbursed by an insurer, a nonprofit health service plan, or a health maintenance organization is less than the acquisition cost; prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from reimbursing a pharmacy or pharmacist for a product or a pharmacy service in an amount less than the amount the pharmacy benefits manager reimburses itself for the same product or pharmacy service; applying the Act; etc.

Health Insurance and Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Reimbursement for and Provision of Pharmacy Services

Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes [D]	Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]	Del. Erek Barron [D]	Del. Carl Anderton [R]
Del. Eric Bromwell [D]	Sen. Mary Carozza [R]	Del. Jeff Ghrist [R]	Del. Jay Jacobs [R]
Sen. Johnny Mautz [R]	Del. Charles Otto [R]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-12	House	Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
2018-03-08	House	Hearing canceled
2018-03-08	House	Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
2018-02-09	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1290?ys=2018rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/hb/hb1290f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/fnotes/bil_0000/hb1290.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/hb1290_hgo.pdf