VirginiaEssential health benefits benchmark plan review; members of stakeholder work group.
What it does
Essential health benefits benchmark plan review; stakeholder work group. Requires that the stakeholder work group convened by the Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission for the essential health benefits benchmark plan review consist of members who possess demonstrated and acknowledged expertise in health benefit plan design, actuarial science, population health, patient advocacy, or advocating for or assisting enrollees in individual or small group health coverage. The bill requires the work group to consider factors including (i) coverage denial rates of benefits that are not covered under the current benchmark plan; (ii) the utilization of mandated benefits; (iii) the projected impact of a proposed mandate on the prevalence of medical need, the urgency of such medical need, and any disproportionate disease burden borne by different subpopulations; (iv) the projected cost of each proposed mandate; and (v) other data as determined by the work group.
More detail
This bill is a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 21Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0351)Latest
- Mar 21Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 351 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 20Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB774)
- Mar 5Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 5Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025Minor
- Feb 23Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 20Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 20Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB774ER)Major
- Feb 20EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Passed House (97-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (97-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 4Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1Minor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 22Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 20Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 20Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Jan 20Rules suspended
- Jan 17Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 10Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB774)
- 2024
- Dec 24Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Dec 24Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101593DIntroduced