Focus Rheums| ACR Convergence 2024 Previews

An official publication of the ACR and the ARP serving rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals

Spring 2024 State Legislative Update

Joseph Cantrell, JD  |  

Kentucky SB 270 Referred to Banking and Insurance Committee Missouri HB 1976 Placed on Calendar for Informal Perfection   Non-medical switching Arizona SB 1164 House Regulatory Affairs Committee (hearing 3/20) Mississippi HB 339 Dead   Prescription drug affordability board Connecticut SB 8 Joint Human Services Committee Iowa HF 2408 Commerce Committee Iowa SF 2238 Health and Human Services Kentucky HB 823 Referred to Committee on Committees Maryland HB 340 Health and Government Operations Maryland SB 388 Budget and Taxation Committee, Finance Committee Nebraska LB 833 No committee – full hearing South Carolina HB 4984 Labor, Commerce, and Industry Virginia SB 274 Transmitted to the governor West Virginia HB 5682 Health and Human Resources Wisconsin AB 747 No committee Wisconsin SB 718 No committee   Rebate pass-through Alabama HB 238 Read for second time, placed on calendar Louisiana SB 347 Referred to Insurance Committee Maine LD 1165 Ought not to pass report adopted Michigan HB 5338 Referred to Committee on Insurance and Finance   Step therapy New Mexico SB 135 Signed by governor Rhode Island S2611 Referred to Health and Human Services Rhode Island H7822 Referred to Health and Human Services   Utilization management reform (step therapy & prior authorization) Vermont H766 Senate Health and Welfare Wyoming HB 14 Signed by governor (included gold card but not pharmacy/prescription)   White bagging Alaska HB 226 Labor and Commerce Committee Colorado HB 1010 House second reading Georgia HB 924 Senate Insurance and Labor Idaho S1389 Referred to Health and Welfare Louisiana SB 241 Referred to Insurance Committee Mississippi HB 320 Dead Missouri HB 2267 Rules-Administrative Oversight

Joseph Cantrell, JD, is the director of state affairs and community relations for the ACR.

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