Medicare supplement policies; regulations establishing minimum standards, report.
It became law on Apr 13.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +7
- Latest action
- Apr 13
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Done)
Law (Done)
What it does
Medicare supplement policies; regulations establishing minimum standards; work group; report. Amends provisions related to the State Corporation Commission's issuance of regulations to establish minimum standards regarding Medicare supplement policies to include minimum standards for the disclosure of methodology used in coverage decisions. The bill directs the Bureau of Insurance to convene a work group to review and make recommendations related to minimum standards regarding Medicare supplement policies, implementation of risk adjustment mechanisms, ways to eliminate waste and abuse from overpayments, methodologies used in coverage decisions, ways to improve care under such policies, and the effectiveness and utilization of existing consumer protections related to Medicare supplement policies and to submit a report of its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2026.
Where it goes next
Law in Virginia. Agencies now write the rules that carry it out, and courts can stay or strike it.
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What moved
Who is involved
- Dan HelmerLead sponsor
- Lindsey DoughertyCo-sponsor
- May NivarCo-sponsor
- Nicole ColeCo-sponsor
- Virgil ThorntonCo-sponsor
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Dan Helmer
- Jessica L. Anderson
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- Leslie Chambers Mehta
- Lily V. Franklin
- Lindsey Dougherty
- Mark C. Downey
- May Nivar
- Nicole Cole
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Virgil Thornton
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