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5 11, 2024

AB 788

This bill requires each hospital to file a copy of its "chargemaster" (a uniform schedule of the hospital's gross billed charges for services and items) with the Department of Health Services annually. It also requires hospitals to make the chargemaster available to the public, either by posting it on the hospital's website or making a copy available at the hospital location. Hospitals must also post a notice informing patients about the availability of the chargemaster. The bill imposes a $100 per day forfeiture penalty for hospitals that violate these requirements.

AB 788
5 11, 2024

SB 718

This bill creates a Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board to protect Wisconsin residents and other stakeholders from high prescription drug costs. The board consists of members representing different stakeholders, such as the pharmaceutical industry, health insurance industry, health care industry, and the public. The board must review prescription drug pricing information, conduct drug cost affordability reviews, and establish upper payment limits for certain prescription drugs if it determines they will lead to an affordability challenge for the health care system in Wisconsin. The bill also creates an Office of Prescription Drug Affordability within the [...]

SB 718
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