HB 2639 Virginia House of Delegates · 2019 Regular Session

Health care shared savings; incentive programs.

Summary
Requires health carriers to establish a comparable health care service incentive program under which savings are shared with a covered person who elects to receive a covered comparable health care service from a lower-cost provider. Incentive payments are not required for savings of $25 or less. The measure requires health carriers to comply with transparency requirements beginning with health benefit plans offered or renewed on or after July 1, 2020. Programs are required to be approved by the Commissioner of Insurance. This bill is identical to
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 10, 2019 Signed Mar 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2019

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 13, 2019
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Mar 21, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 666 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 18, 2019
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2639H1
lower
Jan 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105004D-H1
lower
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 10, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
lower
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19103480D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors