Health care reform.

AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting specified practices relating to emergency care; requiring a private health benefit plan to cover certain adult children; generally prohibiting discrimination by a private health benefit plan based on health status; creating a multi-payer health claims database; requiring an insurer to provide specified health claims data to group purchasers of private health benefit plans; providing penalties and civil liability for misuse of specified health claims data; requiring the creation of an electronic prescribing system; specifying requirements relating to health care facility billing; creating a prescription drug importation program; creating a Medicaid buy-in program; creating a Medicaid prescription drug program for insurers; requiring the department of health to conduct outreach to specified persons regarding contraceptive services and supplies; clarifying that all political subdivisions may make coverage through the state employees' and officials' group health insurance program available to their officers and employees; clarifying provisions relating to epinephrine auto-injectors in school districts; providing that specified interest rates relating to health care charges and debts are unlawful; requiring the submission of a waiver application relating to the Medicaid buy-in program; requiring specified actions relating to the expansion of Medicaid and the child health insurance program; requiring studies and reports; requiring specified actions relating to telemedicine; making conforming amendments; requiring the promulgation of rules; repealing provisions; and providing for effective dates.