Assembly Bill A8090

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of health to produce a report on the utilization and activity of the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A8090 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7671
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add §255, Eld L

2025-A8090 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of health to produce a report on the utilization and activity of the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program, including future enrollment and program cost projections, and to publish such report and deliver the report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly.

2025-A8090 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8090
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEAWRIGHT  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Aging
 
 AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to requiring the commissioner
   of health to produce a report on the utilization and activity  of  the
   elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The elder law is amended by adding a  new  section  255  to
 read as follows:
   §  255.  REPORT ON THE UTILIZATION AND ACTIVITY OF THE ELDERLY PHARMA-
 CEUTICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL
 PRODUCE A REPORT ON THE UTILIZATION AND ACTIVITY OF THE ELDERLY  PHARMA-
 CEUTICAL  INSURANCE COVERAGE PROGRAM. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT
 BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING STATISTICAL INFORMATION  FOR  EACH  PROGRAM
 YEAR FROM TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO THROUGH TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX:
   (A)  THE  NUMBER OF PERSONS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM BY MARITAL STATUS,
 INCOME LEVEL, AND AGE;
   (B) THE TOTAL NUMBER  OF  ENROLLEES  THAT  RECEIVE  AN  INCOME-RELATED
 SUBSIDY UNDER SECTION 1860D-14 OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT;
   (C)  THE  NUMBER OF ENROLLEES THAT QUALIFY THROUGH THEIR ENROLLMENT IN
 THE MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAM; DISTRIBUTION OF CLAIMS BY PHARMACY TYPE;
   (D) THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING PROVIDER PHARMACIES,  RECIPIENTS,  AND
 PAYMENTS BY COUNTY;
   (E)  A  SUMMARY  OF  THE  ADMINISTRATIVE  COST CONTAINMENT INITIATIVES
 COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR; AND
   (F) AN EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE  OF  THE  PROGRAM  CONTRACTOR  OR
 CONTRACTORS AND OF THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF ALL OUTREACH EFFORTS.
   2.  THE  REPORT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ENROLLMENT AND PROGRAM COST PROJEC-
 TIONS FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN AND  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-EIGHT
 PROGRAM YEARS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11784-01-5
 A. 8090                             2

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