Health Insurance - Out-of-Pocket Maximums and Cost-Sharing Requirements - Calculation
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and Government OperationsSubject: Insurance - HealthStatus: Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn (as of Nov 6, 2020)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
Requiring, to the extent authorized under federal law, certain entities to include payments made by certain persons when calculating certain contributions to an out-of-pocket maximum or a cost-sharing requirement for an insured, a subscriber, or a member; and applying the Act to all policies, contracts, and health benefit plans issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after January 1, 2021.
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Testimony (18)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Cooper, Josie | Alliance for Patient Access | Position only |
| FAV | Chandhok, Ben | Arthritis Foundation | Position only |
| FAV | Bertagnolli, Monica | Association for Clinical Oncology | Position only |
| FAV | Keller, Michael | Children's National | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kendall, Kelly | IDF | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sexton, Jamie | IDF | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hendricks, Carolyn | Maryland Oncology Hematology | Position only |
| FAV | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | MedChi | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | King, Rebecca | Multiple Sclerosis Association of America | Position only |
| FAV | Boles, Julia | Natoinal Psoriasis Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | O'Connor, Patricia | OAG, HEAU | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Young, P., Delegate Young, P.legislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Matheu, Jana | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rivkin, Deborahlobbyist | CareFirst | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Taylor, Allisonlobbyist | Kaiser Permanente | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Celentano, Matt | League of Life & Health Insurers of MD | Position only |
| UNF | Fesche, Camillelobbyist | RWL for PCMA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Johansen, Mike | RWL for PCMA | Position only |
Organizations on record
Arthritis FoundationFAV 1
CareFirstUNF 1
Children's NationalFAV 1
IDFFAV 2
Kaiser PermanenteUNF 1
MedChiFAV 1
OAG, HEAUFAV 1
RWL for PCMAUNF 2
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVKauffman, DannaMedChiRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…
UNFFesche, CamilleRWL for PCMARegistered for: Ashley, Inc.; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Behavioral Framework; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Brewers Association of Maryland; Brown Advisory…