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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5518         </title>
<shortdesc>INS-DRUG FORMULARY POSTING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass-Sue Scherer, Gregg Johnson, Terra Costa Howard, Barbara Hernández, Suzanne M. Ness, Harry Benton, Dagmara Avelar and Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>215 ILCS 5/155.37a new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that "State-regulated health plan" means any health insurance plan issued by an insurer regulated by the State or health insurance plan operated and administered by the State, including, but not limited to, the medical assistance program under the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code, fee-for-service plans, and managed care organizations. Provides that for every State-regulated health plan, an information packet on all insurance products offered to enrollees must be made available to the public, which must be viewable before choosing a health plan, that includes specified information concerning the plan's drug formulary and the costs for drugs. Provides that the information packet must be made available both online in any patient portal and in a printed format. Provides that the information packet must be updated within 7 days after any change to the drug formulary, and notice of the change to the drug formulary and change to drug costs must be sent to beneficiaries by mail or electronically.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Insurance Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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