16
11, 2023
7
11, 2023
25
08, 2023
22
08, 2023
26
07, 2023
HB 1269
Amending the prescription drug affordability board. • Removes the limits on the types of drugs that are eligible for review provided that benchmark criteria are met. •Makes changes to threshold prices and percentage increases. •Advances the date that the Prescription Drug Affordability Board is authorized to begin establishing upper payment limits by one year, to January 1, 2026, except for prescription drugs used solely for the treatment of a rare disease or condition. •Eliminates references to a 90-day delay of rules or the adoption of upper payment limits.
26
07, 2023
HB 1356
AN ACT Relating to reducing prescription drug costs by eliminating barriers impeding access to biosimilar medicines
26
07, 2023
SB 5213 (see companion bill HB 1253)
Concerning pharmacy benefit managers. Removes pharmacy benefit managers from the definition of health care benefit manager and separately regulates pharmacy benefit managers. Imposes certain requirements on pharmacy benefit manager business practices.
26
07, 2023
HB 1253 (see companion bill SB 5213)
Concerning pharmacy benefit managers. Removes pharmacy benefit managers from the definition of health care benefit manager and separately regulates pharmacy benefit managers. Imposes certain requirements on pharmacy benefit manager business practices.
26
07, 2023
SB 5335
An act relating to health care financing and development of the Washington health trust to ensure that all Washington residetns can enroll in nonprofit health insurance coverage providing an essential set of health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.
26
07, 2023
SB 5242 (see companion bill HB 1115)
For health plans, including health plans offered to public employees and their covered dependents, issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024, a health carrier may not impose cost sharing for abortion of a pregnancy. For health plans offered as a qualifying health plan for a health savings account, the health plan must establish the plan's cost sharing for the coverage of abortion services at the minimum level necessary to preserve the enrollee's ability to claim tax exempt contributions and withdrawals from the enrollee's health savings account.