HB 2329 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Health insurance; prescription drug formularies.

Summary
Health insurance; prescription drug formularies. Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage for a generic drug or a biosimilar when the carrier provides coverage for the brand drug or product and the generic drug or biosimilar has a lower wholesale acquisition cost than the brand drug or product with more favorable cost-sharing, including actual out-of-pocket costs, relative to the brand drug or product. Additionally, the bill requires carriers to publish an up-to-date, accurate, and complete list of all covered drugs on its formulary, including any tiering structure that it has adopted and any restrictions on the manner in which a drug can be obtained, in a manner that is easily accessible to plan enrollees, prospective enrollees, and the general public.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Feb 5, 2025
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Committee
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Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Mark Sickles
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