Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Select Bills)
The Committee on Business and Commerce met to consider the following bills (selected bills).
The Chair announced that the bills heard today would be voted on tomorrow at 8:00 am.
HB 1584 as engrossed by Thompson | SP: Buckingham. relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription drugs for stage-four advanced, metastatic cancer
LBB Fiscal Note Summary. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated relating to prescription drug coverage for stage-four advanced, metastatic cancer. According to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), the fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time relating to the uncertainty of prescription drug coverage for associated conditions of stage-four advanced, metastatic cancer.
Bill Summary and Analysis. The bill would amend the Insurance Code relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription drugs for stage-four advanced, metastatic cancer.
While additional costs to a health plan relat