SB579 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg J. Reed

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Health benefit plans, prescription drugs, specify prescription drugs and methodology to determine coverage of a drug, Sec. 10A-20-6.16, 27-21A-23 am'd

Description

This bill would require a health benefit plan that uses drug formularies to specify the prescription drugs that are covered under the plan to provide information to cover individuals regarding which drugs are covered under the plan and what methodology is used to determine if a drug is covered. This bill would require a health benefit plan to offer a prescription drug to a covered individual at the same benefit level as was originally contracted even if the prescription drug is later removed from the formulary.

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Subjects

Health Insurance