PA HB1088

Health insurance policies in Pennsylvania must provide coverage and reimbursement for medically necessary blood pressure monitors for pregnant or postpartum insureds for each pregnancy

"Postpartum" is defined as within one year of delivery or the end of pregnancy

Coverage requirement applies to individual and group health insurance policies, including HMOs and hospital/professional health services plan corporations

Exemptions include accident-only, credit-only, long-term care, disability income, specified disease, Medicare supplement, dental-only, vision-only, workers' compensation, and federal military benefit policies

The act takes effect in 60 days, with applicability to policies based on when forms or rates are first filed or, for policies not requiring filings, 180 days after the effective date