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2020 SESSION

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SB 404 Health insurance; short-term limited-duration medical plans, definitions, effective date.

Introduced by: Ghazala F. Hashmi | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Health insurance; short-term limited-duration medical plans. Prohibits carriers from issuing in the Commonwealth, on or after July 1, 2021, any short-term limited-duration medical plan with a duration that exceeds three months or that can be renewed or extended beyond six months, or if the plan's issuance would result in a covered person being covered by a short-term limited-duration medical plan for more than six months in any 12-month period. The bill prohibits a carrier from issuing a short-term limited-duration medical plan during an annual open enrollment period. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021. This bill is identical to HB 1037.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Health insurance; short-term limited-duration medical plans. Prohibits carriers from issuing in the Commonwealth, on or after July 1, 2021, any short-term limited-duration medical plan with a duration that exceeds three months or that can be renewed or extended beyond six months, or if the plan's issuance would result in a covered person being covered by a short-term limited-duration medical plan for more than six months in any 12-month period. The measure prohibits a carrier from issuing a short-term limited-duration medical plan during an annual open enrollment period.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Health insurance; short-term limited-duration medical plans. Prohibits carriers from issuing in the Commonwealth any short-term limited-duration medical plan with a duration that exceeds three months or that can be renewed or extended, or if the plan's issuance would result in a covered person being covered by a short-term limited-duration medical plan for more than three months in any 12-month period. The measure prohibits a carrier from issuing a short-term limited-duration medical plan during an annual open enrollment period. The measure also requires carriers to rebate premiums from short-term limited-duration medical plans when the medical loss ratio for such plans is less than 85 percent.