IdahoIdaho plans match cost sharing for oral cancer medicines
For plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, the law requires covered oral cancer medicines to follow the same cost-sharing rules as injected or intravenous medicines.
What it does
For plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, covered FDA-approved oral cancer medicines must have the same plan cost-sharing rules as injected or intravenous cancer medicines. Plans may still use prior approval and other appropriate coverage controls.
Argument forPeople taking covered oral cancer medicines could face the same plan cost-sharing rules as people receiving injected or intravenous medicines.
Argument againstPeople may still need prior approval or face other coverage controls, so matching cost-sharing rules may not ensure a particular medicine is covered.
More detail
Health plans must apply the same plan cost-sharing rules to covered oral cancer medicines as to injected or intravenous cancer medicines. This applies to a health benefit plan issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027. The rule applies to FDA-approved anticancer medicines covered by the plan. Plans may still use preferred drug lists, prior approval, and other appropriate controls when approving coverage. The law takes effect July 1, 2026. The cost-sharing rule applies to plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027.
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- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 1Reported Signed by Governor Brad Little on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 259 Effective: 07/01/2026Became Law
- Mar 27Delivered to Governor at 12:01 p.m. on March 27, 2026To Governor
- Mar 27Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to GovernorMinor
- Mar 26Signed by President; returned to HouseMajor
- Mar 26Received from the House enrolled/signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 26Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to SenateMajor
- Mar 25Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for EnrollingMinor
- Vote recorded Read third time in full –. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 25Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-3-1AYES – Adams, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Anthon, Kohl, ShippyAbsent and excused – VanOrdenFloor Sponsor - BlaylockTitle apvd - to HousePassed 2nd Chamber
- Mar 20Read second time; filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 19Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second readingMinor
- Mar 11Introduced, read first time; referred to: Commerce & Human ResourcesMinor
- Mar 11Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
- Mar 10Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 66-4-0AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Cayler, Hawkins, Marmon, WisniewskiAbsent – NoneFloor Sponsors - Bruce & GreenTitle apvd - to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded Read Third Time in Full –. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- Mar 6U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 9, 2026
- Mar 5U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- Mar 4U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
- Mar 3Read second time; Filed for Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 2Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second ReadingMinor
- Feb 17Referred to Business
- Feb 17Reported out of Committee, Returned to the Desk for re-referral
- Feb 13Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
- Feb 12Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for PrintingIntroduced
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