assembly Bill A2383

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to capping cost sharing for insulin

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 11, 2022 held for consideration in insurance
Jan 05, 2022 referred to insurance
Jan 19, 2021 referred to insurance

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A2383 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1413
Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10821, S8255
2023-2024: A4141, S504

A2383 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Lowers the cost sharing cap for insulin from one hundred dollars to thirty dollars.

A2383 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2383
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. NIOU -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Insurance
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to capping  cost  sharing
   for insulin
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 15-a  of  subsection  (i)  of
 section  3216  of the insurance law, as amended by section 1 of part DDD
 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (B) Such coverage may be subject to annual deductibles and coinsurance
 as may be deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are consistent
 with those  established  for  other  benefits  within  a  given  policy;
 provided  however, the total amount that a covered person is required to
 pay out of pocket for covered prescription insulin drugs shall be capped
 at an amount not to exceed [one hundred] THIRTY dollars  per  thirty-day
 supply,  regardless of the amount or type of insulin needed to fill such
 covered person's prescription and regardless of  the  insured's  deduct-
 ible, copayment, coinsurance or any other cost sharing requirement.
   § 2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 7 of subsection (k) of section 3221
 of  the insurance law, as amended by section 2 of part DDD of chapter 56
 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (B) Such coverage may be subject to annual deductibles and coinsurance
 as may be deemed appropriate by the superintendent and as are consistent
 with those  established  for  other  benefits  within  a  given  policy;
 provided  however, the total amount that a covered person is required to
 pay out of pocket for covered prescription insulin drugs shall be capped
 at an amount not to exceed [one hundred] THIRTY dollars  per  thirty-day
 supply,  regardless of the amount or type of insulin needed to fill such
 covered person's prescription and regardless of  the  insured's  deduct-
 ible, copayment, coinsurance or any other cost sharing requirement.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04974-01-1