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MN HF4753
Bill
Status
4/4/2022
Primary Sponsor
Robert Bierman
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AI Summary
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Requires health carriers to reduce enrollees' cost-sharing (deductibles and coinsurance) for prescription drugs by 100 percent of all rebates received or to be received from manufacturers, dispensing pharmacies, or other parties at the point of sale.
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Defines "rebate" to include negotiated price concessions, base price concessions, price protection rebates, performance-based price concessions, and reasonable estimates of negotiated prices and administrative costs that reduce the health carrier's liabilities.
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Permits health carriers to decrease cost-sharing by amounts greater than the 100 percent rebate reduction required by the bill.
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Protects rebate information as trade secrets and prohibits health carriers and their agents from disclosing rebate amounts on a product, therapeutic class, manufacturer-specific, or pharmacy-specific basis.
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Makes health carriers and pharmacy benefit managers subject to civil penalties and potential suspension or revocation of license for noncompliance with these requirements.
Legislative Description
Health care; enrollee required to receive any rebates and discounts accrued directly or indirectly to health carriers.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Health Finance and Policy
4/4/2022