Bill
HB 1917
85(R) - 2017
House Public Health
Senate Health & Human Services
House Public Health
Senate Health & Human Services
Department of Health
Health & Human Services
Healthcare
Vote Recommendation
Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
Author(s)
Richard Raymond
Sponsor(s)
Charles Schwertner
Bill Caption
Relating to contract requirements for prescription drug benefits provided by Medicaid managed care organizations.
Fiscal Notes
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Bill Analysis
This bill would extend until 2023 the applicability of a statutory provision that requires a Medicaid managed care organization to maintain an outpatient pharmacy benefit plan for its recipients that exclusively employs the vendor drug program formulary and preserves the state's ability to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse under Medicaid; that adheres to the applicable preferred drug list adopted by the commission; and that includes the prior authorization procedures and requirements prescribed by or implemented for the vendor drug program. This section of statute would otherwise expire in 2018.
Vote Recommendation Notes
This bill does not appear to have a connection to our liberty principles, therefore we remain neutral.