Insurance
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to disclosure of certain health care costs and shared savings between certain health benefit plans and enrollees. [HB-307]
Relating to disclosure of certain health care costs and shared savings between certain health benefit plans and enrollees.
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain employees of fire protection sprinkler system contractors; providing a penalty; imposing a fee; requiring occupational licenses. [SB-237]
Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain employees of fire protection sprinkler system contractors; providing a penalty; imposing a fee; requiring occupational licenses.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to collection of air ambulance fees for emergency treatment [SB-276]
The purpose of this bill is to protect West Virginia’s insured citizens from excessive charges from air-ambulance providers.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the provision of certain behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and their families under a contract with a managed care organization. [SB-74]
Relating to the provision of certain behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and their families under a contract with a managed care organization.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Health insurer/health maintenance organization; response to notice from pharmacy's intermediary. [HB-1450]
Pharmacy freedom of choice. Provides that if a pharmacy has provided notice through an intermediary of its agreement to accept reimbursements at rates applicable to preferred providers, the insurer or its intermediary may elect to respond directly to the pharmacy instead of the intermediary. The measure does not require a carrier to contract with a pharmacy's intermediary and does not prohibit an insurer or its intermediary from contracting with or disclosing confidential information to a pharmacy's intermediary.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, etc. [SB-839]
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; storm-related repairs. Provides that it is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act for a supplier to engage in fraudulent or improper or dishonest conduct while engaged in a transaction that was initiated (i) during a declared state of emergency or (ii) to repair damage resulting from the event that prompted the declaration of a state of emergency, regardless of whether the supplier is a licensed contractor. This bill is identical to HB 1422.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to composition of PEIA Finance Board [SB-221]
The purpose of this bill is to change the experience requirements for members and reduce the number of members of the Public Employees Insurance Agency Finance Board.
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Utah 2017 General Session
Dental Managed Care Amendments [SB-51]
Dental Managed Care Amendments
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Utah 2017 General Session
Insurance and Service Contract Amendments [SB-55]
Insurance and Service Contract Amendments
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Regulating step therapy protocols [HB-2300]
The purpose of this bill is to regulate the use of step therapy protocols by providing a simple and expeditious process for exceptions to the protocols that the health care provider deems not in the best interests of the patient.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, etc. [HB-1422]
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; storm-related repairs. Provides that it is a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act for a supplier to engage in fraudulent or improper or dishonest conduct while engaged in a transaction that was initiated (i) during a declared state of emergency or (ii) to repair damage resulting from the event that prompted the declaration of a state of emergency, regardless of whether the supplier is a licensed contractor. This bill is identical to SB 839.
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Utah 2017 General Session
Insurance Premium Tax Amendments [SB-30]
Insurance Premium Tax Amendments
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Direct primary care agreements; the Commonwealth's insurance laws do not apply. [SB-800]
Direct primary care agreements. Provides that direct agreement between a patient, the patient's legal representative, or the patient's employer and a health care provider for ongoing primary care services in exchange for the payment of a monthly periodic fee is not health insurance or a health maintenance organization, if patients are not required to pay monthly periodic fees prior to initiation of the direct agreement coverage period. The measure also provides that a health care provider who participates in a direct primary care practice may participate
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to surcharge on fire and casualty insurance policies to fund volunteer fire departments [SB-168]
The purpose of this bill is to restore to one percent the surcharge on fire and casualty insurance policies for the purpose of funding volunteer fire departments.
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Utah 2017 General Session
Insurance Related Modifications [HB-42]
Insurance Related Modifications
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Prohibiting abortion coverage in qualified health plans [SB-31]
Prohibiting abortion coverage in qualified health plans
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Limiting insurance coverage for elective abortions [SB-20]
Limiting insurance coverage for elective abortions
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Defining criteria private insurance carriers must consider when setting rates for health care providers [SB-56]
Defining criteria private insurance carriers must consider when setting rates for health care providers
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Health insurance provider contracts; accepting enrollees as patients. [SB-752]
Health insurance provider contracts; accepting enrollees as patients. Requires certain contracts between a health insurance carrier and a provider of health care services to include provisions that prohibit a participating provider from (i) refusing or declining to accept an enrollee who has sustained an injury as a patient or (ii) refusing or declining to provide covered services to an enrollee who has sustained an injury on the basis of the mechanism of the injury sustained by the enrollee. The State Corporation Commission shall not have jurisdiction
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Health insurance plan, local option; participation of regional emergency medical services councils. [SB-149]
Local option health insurance plan; participation of regional emergency medical services councils. Authorizes regional emergency medical services councils to participate in the local option health insurance plan.