18
02, 2022
15
02, 2022
4
11, 2021
28
10, 2021
SB 94
Provides relative to insurance cost-sharing practices. New law retains prior law and specifies that for the definition of "pharmacy benefit manager", the management or administration of a benefit plan may include review, processing of drug prior authorization requests, adjudication of appeals and grievances related to the prescription drug benefit, contractingwith network pharmacies, and controlling the cost of covered prescription drugs. New law provides for fairness in enrollee cost-sharing. Defines terms for purposes of proposed law, including "cost-sharing requirement", "enrollee", "health benefit plan", "healthcare services", "health insurance issuer", and "person".
28
10, 2021
SB 130
Provides for payment of health insurance provider claim payment claims. Provides that any health insurance plan, except the La. Medicaid Program, that issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022, shall not restrict the method of payment from the health insurance issuer or its vendor to the health care provider in which the only acceptable method for healthcare services rendered requires the health care provider to pay a transaction fee, provider subscription fee, or any other type of fee or cost in order to accept payment from the health insurance issuer.
28
10, 2021
SB 181
Provides relative to health insurance coverage modifications and unfair or deceptive practices. New law retains prior law but as to the notification requirement, modification of drug coverage is allowed at any time as to a drug increasing over $300 per prescription or refill with an increase in the wholesale acquisition cost of at least 25% in the prior 365 days provided that 30-day notice of the modification of coverage is given. New law requires that the 30-day notice of modification of coverage include information on the issuer's process for an enrollee's physician to request [...]
28
10, 2021
HB 270
Provides for definitions and exemptions relative to telemedicine and telehealth. New law provides that no provision of existing law regulating the practice of medicine shall applyto a consultation without limitation between a practicing physician licensed in this state and a practicing physician licensed in another state or jurisdiction.
28
10, 2021
SB 93
Provides relative to telehealth services provided by licensed hearing aid dealers. New law retains prior law and adds licensed hearing aid dealers to the definition health care provider included in the Louisiana Telehealth Access Act.
28
10, 2021
HB 463
Authorizes the establishment of a state-based health insurance exchange and assessments thereto. Proposed law authorizes the commissioner of insurance to assess a fee from insurers offering health insurance coverage through a La.-based health insurance exchange. Requires the assessment from insurers not to exceed 2% of the amount of premiums received by the insurers during the previous calendar year. Further provides for the fee to be assessed by and made payable to the commissioner annually between July 1 and July 30. Proposed law requires each insurer to file with the commissioner, on a form prescribed [...]
28
10, 2021
SB 82
Provides for external review of health insurance issuers. New law removes dental insurance plans from the exclusion and provides that they are subject to provisions of the Health Insurance Issuer External Review Act.