2020 Health Policy Priority Legislation & Other Bills
HB 1140: Establishing a hospital merger advisory commission
- Establishes a commission to monitor the merger of hospitals
- Position: Support
- Click here to read the bill: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2020&id=1256&tx...
- HB 1140 was laid on table with no committee assignment in the Senate.
HB 1280: Relative to copayments for insulin
- Requires insurers to cap the total amount for insulin for covered persons
- Position: Support
- Click here to read the bill: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2020&id=1143&tx...
- HB1280 was passed/adopted with an amendment.
HB 1513: Requiring the commissioner of the department of health and human services to study the conversion of the Medicaid program to block grant funding and making an appropriation therefor
- Requires the commissioner of DHHS to conduct a study of converting the current Medicaid program into a block grant via a section 1115 waiver
- Position: Oppose
- Click here to read the bill: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2020&id=1530&tx...
- HB1513 did not pass the house.
HB 1520: Establishing the New Hampshire health policy commission
- Establishes the New Hampshire health policy commission to monitor health care delivery and spending
- Position: Support
- Click here to read the bill: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2020&id=1612&tx...
- HB1520 was passed/adopted with amendment.
SB 685: Establishing a wholesale prescription drug importation program
- Establishes a wholesale prescription drug importation program in New Hampshire. Prescription drugs imported from Canada are expected to generate substantial cost savings for consumers.
- Position: Support
- Read the bill here: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2020&id=1864&tx...
- SB 685 (now included in HB1280) was passed/adopted with amendment.
SB 687: Relative to transparency in prescription drug pricing and establishing a New Hampshire prescription drug affordability board
- Establishes a prescription drug affordability board to determine spending targets for public payors, develop strategies to reduce costs
- Requires drug manufacturers to report price increases greater than 20 percent
- Read the bill here: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/Results.aspx?q=1&txtbillnumber=s...
- SB 687 (now included in HB1280) was passed/adopted with amendment.
SB 690: Relative to prescription drug formulary changes
- Prohibits insurers from removing drugs from the formulary, raising drugs to a higher cost-sharing tier during “plan year.”
- Read the bill here: http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2020&id=1887&tx...
- SB 690 did not pass and was vacated from committee and laid on table.