SB 1508 Oregon Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Relating to health care.

Summary
Digest: The Act forbids the HERC from using quality of life to measure the weight to give to a service that may be covered by the state Medicaid program. The Act caps the amount a person must pay for insulin under a health benefit plan to $35. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.9). [ Digest: The Act forbids the HERC from using quality of life to measure the weight to give to a service that may be covered by the state Medicaid program. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). ] In determining the ranking of a condition-treatment pair on the prioritized list of health services covered by the medical assistance program, prohibits the Health Evidence Review Commission from relying upon a quality of life in general measure or from relying on any research or analyses that rely upon or refer to a quality of life measure, unless specified conditions are met. Caps cost-sharing required by health benefit plans at $35 for coverage of insulin.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 5, 2024 Signed Mar 20, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 20, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Tran, Javadi. Passed.
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Health Care.
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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