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AZ SB1216
Bill
Status
1/31/2023
Primary Sponsor
Rosanna Gabaldon
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AI Summary
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Limits total out-of-pocket costs for prescription insulin drugs to $35 per 30-day supply across all health insurance types (medical service corporations, health care services organizations, disability insurers, blanket disability insurers, and accountable health plans), regardless of insulin type or amount needed.
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Applies the $35 cap to "prescription insulin drugs" defined as any prescription medication containing insulin prescribed by a health care professional to treat diabetes.
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Allows insurers to continue imposing deductibles, coinsurance, and other cost-sharing measures for diabetes equipment and supplies, except for the $35 monthly insulin cap.
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Amends sections 20-826, 20-1057, 20-1342, 20-1402, 20-1404, and 20-2325 of Arizona Revised Statutes to apply the insulin cost cap uniformly across different health insurance plan types.
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Does not eliminate other cost-sharing mechanisms for insulin or related diabetes care; the cap applies only to the total monthly out-of-pocket expenses for covered prescription insulin drugs.
Legislative Description
Health insurance coverage; insulin
Definitions
Last Action
Senate read second time
2/1/2023