HB 1659 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Health insurance; carrier contracts with pharmacy benefits managers.

Summary
Health insurance; carrier contracts with pharmacy benefits managers. Prohibits a health insurance carrier from entering into, amending, renewing, or extending a contract with a pharmacy benefits manager unless such contract contains provisions prohibiting the pharmacy benefits manager or his representative from reimbursing a pharmacy or pharmacist an amount less than the amount that the pharmacy benefits manager reimburses a pharmacy benefits manager affiliate for providing the same pharmacist services, calculated on a per-unit basis using the same product identifier or code number and reflecting all drug manufacturer's rebates, direct and indirect administrative fees, and costs and any remuneration. The bill applies to contracts entered into, amended, renewed, or extended on and after July 1, 2021. This bill was incorporated into HB 1290.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2020 Last action Feb 4, 2020
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Committee
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Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1290-Hodges)
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20103662D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Chris Head
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