2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB1246: Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost-Sharing Contribution - Requirements

Legislative Summary

Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to include certain discounts, financial assistance payments, product vouchers, and other out-of-pocket expenses made by or on behalf of an insured or enrollee when calculating cost-sharing contributions for certain prescription drugs; requiring certain persons that provide financial assistance payments, discounts, product vouchers, or other out-of-pocket expenses to notify an insured or enrollee of certain information; etc.

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Bill History

4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {193327/1 Adopted
Senate
2/7/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/12/2025
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Hearing 2/27 at 2:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments {663229/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Third Reading Passed (100-37)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/20/2025
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {193327/1
Senate
4/4/2025
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Hershey) Adopted
Senate
4/4/2025
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Hershey) Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
Favorable with Amendments {193327/1 Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 193327/1

Favorable with Amendments 193327/1

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 663229/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 663229/1 Adopted

3/12/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/13/2025
100
Yea
37
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED