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SB 844 Health insurance; individual coverage, short-term policies.

Introduced by: Siobhan S. Dunnavant | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Health insurance; short-term plans. Authorizes health insurance carriers in the Commonwealth to offer short-term health plans. Short-term health plans are defined as plans with a duration of 364 days or less. Short-term health plans are required to include a specified disclaimer. The bill is contingent on the adoption of federal regulations expanding the availability of short-term health plans.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Health insurance; short-term plans. Authorizes health insurance carriers in the Commonwealth to offer short-term health plans. Short-term health plans are defined as plans with a duration of 364 days or less. The bill is contingent on the adoption of federal regulations expanding the availability of short-term health plans.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Health insurance; active participation in health benefit exchange condition to government contracting. Bars a health carrier that does not actively participate in the health benefit exchange from entering into or renewing a contract with the Commonwealth or any agency or political subdivision thereof related to the administration, sponsorship, sale, offering, or provision of services or benefits under a Medicaid managed care program or a health insurance program for current or retired state or local government employees.