Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program; federal risk adjustment program.
Summary
Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program; federal risk adjustment program. Eliminates the requirement that the State Corporation Commission consider transfers made under the federal risk adjustment program to eliminate double reimbursement for high-cost cases as a factor when establishing payment parameters for the benefit year under the Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program. The bill also eliminates the requirement that the Commission factor in transfers received for an enrolled individual under the federal risk adjustment program when calculating each reinsurance payment based on an eligible carrier's incurred claims costs for a covered person's covered benefits in the applicable benefit year. This bill is identical to SB 338.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 8, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 24, 2022
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 548 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Energy (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102093D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Sickles
DDemocratic
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