Overview
In the 2018 legislative term, Arizona introduced legislation relating to health care price transparency. The state legislature unanimously passed the Prescription Drug Pricing Patient Protection Act (HB 2107), which prohibits mandatory “clawbacks,” where insured patients pay more in copays than pharmacies receive in reimbursements. It also prevents “gag clauses” that forbid pharmacists from telling consumers about cheaper options.
In the 2017 legislative term, the state passed SB 1441, which creates a process to help consumers who receive large, unexpected medical bills from providers.
State Action
2020 Legislative Session: 1/13/2020 - 4/25/2020 (2020 term). *Current session bill updates are ongoing. Check back weekly for updates.
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HB 2189 – Arizona
Introduced: 2017 Status: Enacted
DISABILITY INSURANCE AND SERVICE COVERAGE: All policies issued, delivered or renewed on or after July 1, 2017 by a disability insurer in this state must provide coverage for lawful health care services that are provided …
HB 2202 – Arizona
Introduced: 2018 Status: Inactive / Dead
PHARMACY PATIENT FAIR PRACTICE ACT: A pharmacy benefits manager may not do any of the following: 1) Charge or collect from an enrollee a cost sharing requirement for a prescription or pharmacy service that exceeds the …
HB 2285 – Arizona
Introduced: 2019 Status: Enacted
Pharmacy benefit managers; pharmacy benefits: An Act amending section 20 3321, Arizona revised statutes; amending title 20, chapter 25, Arizona revised statutes, by adding article 2; amending section 44-1751, Arizona revised statutes; amending title 44, …
HB 2332 – Arizona
Introduced: 2015 Status: Enacted
ACCOUNTABLE HEALTH PLANS: requires health care services organization with a prescription drug benefit that uses a drug formulary as a component of the evidence of coverage shall provide to its enrollees notice in the evidence …
HB 2347 – Arizona
Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
Medical services; purchase; premiums: An Act amending title 36, chapter 29, article 1, Arizona revised statutes, by adding section 36-2929.01; relating to the Arizona health care cost containment system administration.
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Ariz. Const. Art. 27, § 1. Regulation of ambulances; powers of legislature: Arizona Constitution – Arizona
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The legislature may provide for the regulation of ambulances and ambulance services in this state in all matters relating to services provided, routes served, response times and charges.
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Ariz. Const. Art. 27, § 2. Health care; definitions: Arizona Constitution – Arizona
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Permits a person to pay directly for healthcare services and prohibits providers from penalizing or fining a person for direct payment.
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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 10-11201. Sale of assets in regular course of activities and mortgage of assets: Sale of Assets — Nonprofit Corporations — General Provisions – Arizona
Introduced: Status: Enacted
What a corporation may sell in the regular course of activities
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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 10-11202. Sale of assets other than in regular course of activities: Sale of Assets — Nonprofit Corporations — General Provisions – Arizona
Introduced: Status: Enacted
On the terms and conditions and for the consideration determined by the corporation’s board of directors, a corporation may sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property, with or …
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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 10-11251. Definitions: Hospital and Community Health Center Mergers and Other Transactions — General Provisions – Arizona
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Hospital and Community Health Center Mergers and Other Transactions: Related to Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 10-11252
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In Re: Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation – Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania Status: Pending
Plaintiffs are attorney generals from 48 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, as well as classes of private plaintiffs that filed an antitrust …
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Additional Resources
FY 2020 BUDGET
Budgets are set for a fiscal year. The fiscal year is the 12‐month period beginning on July 1 and ending June 30 of the following year. Arizona released its FY 2020 Budget on January 18, 2019. To view Arizona’s Department of Health and Welfare FY 2020 spending plan, go to pages 31-34.
REGULATION & ENFORCEMENT
- The Arizona Department of Insurance publishes the following in relation to health insurance: market conduct examination reports, regulatory bulletins, enforcement orders, and rulemaking activities.
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