HB 659: Health Plans
GENERAL BILL by Abbott ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia
Health Plans; Prohibits health plans from declining to participate in filed claims; provides defaults against health plans for failure to respond; requires health plans to pay providers amounts provided in claim dispute orders under certain circumstances; requires prescription drug benefits-ID cards & health insurance & HMO ID cards to include specified information.
Effective Date: 1/1/2025
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/27/2023 | House |
• Filed |
| 12/7/2023 | House |
• Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation |
| 1/9/2024 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/11/2024 | House |
• Added to Select Committee on Health Innovation agenda |
| 1/16/2024 | House |
• Favorable by Select Committee on Health Innovation |
| 1/17/2024 | House |
• Reported out of Select Committee on Health Innovation • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee |
| 1/23/2024 | House |
• Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/25/2024 | House |
• Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee |
| 1/26/2024 | House |
• Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee |
| 3/8/2024 | House |
• Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee |
