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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6277         </title>
<shortdesc>INS CD-PRESCRIPTION COVERAGE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.-Robyn Gabel-Laura Fine-Marcus C. Evans, Jr.-Christian L. Mitchell, Derrick Smith, Rita Mayfield, Greg Harris, Kelly M. Cassidy and Edward J. Acevedo</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>215 ILCS 5/356z.22 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a health plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs shall ensure that any required copayment or coinsurance applicable to drugs on a specialty tier does not exceed $100 per month for up to a 30-day supply of any single drug and a beneficiary's annual out-of-pocket expenditures for prescription drugs are limited to no more than fifty percent of the dollar amounts in effect under specified provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act. Provides that a health plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs and uses a tiered formulary shall implement an exceptions process that allows enrollees to request an exception to the tiered cost-sharing structure. Provides that a health plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs shall not place all drugs in a given class on a specialty tier. Effective January 1, 2015.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>5/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>8/1/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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