Health Insurance - Requirements for Establishing Step Therapy Protocol and Requesting Exceptions
Sponsor: Delegate Young, P.Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Insurance - HealthStatus: Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Repealing certain prohibitions on certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations regarding the imposition of step therapy or fail-first protocols; requiring a step therapy protocol to be established by using certain criteria based on certain guidelines; requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, or health maintenance organizations to establish a certain process for requesting an exception step therapy protocol; etc.
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Testimony (24)
MGA witness listFAV 18FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Albany, Lisa | AADA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooper, Josie | Alliance for Patient Access | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hruza, George J. | American Academy of Dermatology | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chandhok, Ben | Arthritis Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chandhok, Ben | Arthritis Foundation | Oral |
| FAV | Gough, Ryan | Cardiovascular Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sexton, Jamie | Immune Deficiency Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martelli, Tony and Debbie | Millersville Residents | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stone, Patricklobbyist | National Psoriasis Foundation | Position only |
| FAV | doyle, lori | cbh | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Behen, Susan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Young, P., Delegate Young, P.legislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martelli, Tony | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Martelli, Tony | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Maury, Dr. Erinn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Maury, Dr. Erinn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roberts, Katie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Roberts, Katie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rivkin, Deb | CareFirst | Oral |
| UNF | Robinson, Kim | Cigna | Oral |
| UNF | Celentano, Matt | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland/AHIP | Oral |
| UNF | Cascone, Heatherlobbyist | PCMA | Oral |
| UNF | Fesche, Camillelobbyist | RWL on behalf of PCMA | Oral |
| UNF | Johansen, Mike | RWL on behalf of PCMA | Oral |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVStone, PatrickNational Psoriasis FoundationRegistered for: Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.; AbbVie Inc.
UNFFesche, CamilleRWL on behalf of PCMARegistered for: Ashley, Inc.; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Behavioral Framework; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Brewers Association of Maryland; Brown Advisory…