Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05851 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 2486 1 of 1
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5	5	General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5851
6	6	January Session, 2019
7	7	LCO No. 2486
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10	10	Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
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13	13	Introduced by:
14	14	REP. GILCHREST, 18th Dist.
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18	18	AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF COST -SHARING
19	19	ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS FOR COVERED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
20	20	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
21	21	Assembly convened:
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23	23	That title 38a of the general statutes be amended to provide that 1
24	24	each insurer, health care center, fraternal benefit society, hospital 2
25	25	service corporation, medical service corporation or other entity that 3
26	26	delivers, issues for delivery, renews, amends or continues a health 4
27	27	insurance policy in this state that provides coverage for prescription 5
28	28	drugs shall deduct, from an insured's cost-sharing obligation for a 6
29	29	covered prescription drug under such policy, all cost-sharing 7
30	30	assistance payments that the insured receives from the pharmaceutical 8
31	31	manufacturer of a covered prescription drug. 9
32	32	Statement of Purpose:
33	33	To require each insurer, health care center, fraternal benefit society,
34	34	hospital service corporation, medical service corporation or other
35	35	entity that delivers, issues for delivery, renews, amends or continues a
36	36	health insurance policy in this state to apply each cost-sharing
37	37	assistance payment for a covered prescription drug to any cost-sharing
38	38	obligation for such drug.