€ One Hundred Ninth Legislature - First Session - 2025 Introducer€s Statement of Intent LB158 € Chairperson: Senator Mike Jacobson Committee: Banking, Commerce and Insurance Date of Hearing: March 03, 2025 € The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be accomplished thereby: LB158 prohibits health insurance carriers from refusing to count third party payment assistance toward the plans cost-sharing requirements for patients, including copays, coinsurance, deductibles, and annual cost- sharing limitations. € € Principal Introducer:________________________________ Senator Dave Wordekemper - 1 -