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 health care service from a lower-cost provider. Incentive payments are not required for savings of $25 or less. Programs are required to be approved by the Commissioner of Insurance.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Last action Feb 13, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 4, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (95-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1611S1
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106179D-S1
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104163D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SD
Siobhan Dunnavant
RRepublican
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