MD HB785 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-03 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting pharmacy benefits managers from requiring a beneficiary to use a mail-order pharmacy to fill or refill a prescription as a condition for reimbursing the cost of the drug; prohibiting certain carriers from prohibiting an enrollee from selecting, or limiting the ability of an enrollee to select, a pharmacy of the enrollee's choice for the receipt of pharmacy services; etc.

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Title

Health Insurance and Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Freedom of Choice of Pharmacy Act

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-03HouseUnfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
2020-02-27HouseHearing canceled
2020-02-06HouseHearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-02-03HouseFirst Reading Health and Government Operations

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Insurance151611.1(n/a)See Bill Text
Insurance152001(n/a)See Bill Text
Insurance152002(n/a)See Bill Text
Insurance152003(n/a)See Bill Text
Insurance152004(n/a)See Bill Text
Insurance152005(n/a)See Bill Text
Insurance15805(n/a)See Bill Text
Insurance15806(n/a)See Bill Text
Insurance15847(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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