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VA HB813
Bill
Status
3/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Richard Sullivan
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AI Summary
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Clarifies that cost-sharing prohibitions (copayments, coinsurance, deductibles) for health care services apply only when enrollees use participating in-network providers under their health plan
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Requires health insurance carriers to count amounts paid by enrollees or on their behalf toward out-of-pocket maximums and cost-sharing requirements
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Preserves Health Savings Account (HSA) eligibility by exempting high-deductible health plans from cost-sharing prohibitions until enrollees meet the minimum deductible required under federal tax law (26 U.S.C. § 223)
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Maintains that preventive care services remain exempt from cost-sharing requirements regardless of whether the HSA-qualifying deductible has been met
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Updates prostate cancer screening coverage requirements to reference the standardized cost-sharing definition, maintaining the prohibition on cost-sharing for covered screenings
Legislative Description
Health insurance; application of cost-sharing prohibitions.
Last Action
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
3/10/2026