2024 Regular SessionOregon Legislature

HB4113: Relating to the cost of health care.

Legislative Summary

The Act applies to insurers and other entities that pay for drugs for people who have insurance. The Act requires insurers and others to count toward any costs that an insured person must pay for their drugs, the amounts paid from coupons or by other third parties. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5). Requires an insurer, a pharmacy benefit manager[, the Public Employees' Benefit Board, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board] and a health care service contractor to count payments made by or on behalf of an enrollee for the costs of certain prescription drugs when calculating the enrollee's contribution to an out-of-pocket maximum, deductible, copayment, coinsurance or other required cost-sharing for the drugs.

Bill History

2/5/2024
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
House of Representatives
2/5/2024
Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
House of Representatives
2/7/2024
Public Hearing held.
House of Representatives
2/14/2024
Work Session held.
House of Representatives
2/15/2024
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
House of Representatives
2/16/2024
Second reading.
House of Representatives
2/19/2024
Rules suspended. Carried over to February 20, 2024 Calendar.
House of Representatives
2/20/2024
Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. Ayes, 58; Excused, 2--Boshart Davis, Lively.
House of Representatives
2/21/2024
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
Senate
2/21/2024
Referred to Health Care.
Senate
2/28/2024
Public Hearing and Work Session held.
Senate
3/1/2024
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
Senate
3/1/2024
Second reading.
Senate
3/4/2024
Carried over to 03-05 by unanimous consent.
Senate
3/5/2024
Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. Ayes, 30.
Senate
3/6/2024
Speaker signed.
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
President signed.
Senate
3/27/2024
Governor signed.
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
Chapter 35, (2024 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2025.
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care Amendment #-3

House Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care (2024-02-14)

2/14/2024Not Adopted

House Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care Amendment #-1

House Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care (2024-02-12)

2/12/2024Not Adopted

House Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care Amendment #-2

House Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care (2024-02-12)

2/12/2024Not Adopted

House Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care Amendment #-3

House Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care (2024-02-12)

2/12/2024Not Adopted

House Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care Amendment #-1

House Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care (2024-02-07)

2/7/2024Not Adopted

House Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care Amendment #-2

House Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care (2024-02-07)

2/7/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Third Reading
3/5/2024
30
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Committee Do pass
2/28/2024
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Third Reading
2/20/2024
58
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2/14/2024
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/28/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197047.1 KB
Introduced
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Engrossed
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Enrolled
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Analysis
Analysis1/1/1970119.8 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
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Analysis
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