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Panel hears continuation of $25 cap on insulin and diabetic supplies for PERS health plan
Summary
Senate Bill 2370 (as amended) would continue a $25 per-month cap on insulin and diabetic supplies for members of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) health plan; PERS actuaries estimated a 0.12% premium increase (~$2.07 per contract per month) for the affected PERS population (about 18,000 contracts / ~50,000 covered lives).
Senator Cleary, prime sponsor of Senate Bill 2370 as amended, said the bill would continue a $25 monthly cap on the member cost-share for insulin and diabetic supplies for PERS health-plan members, continuing a pilot program that ran in the current biennium.
"Senate bill 23 70 is a it sets a $25 per month cap on the amount a member of NDEPRS could be charged for insulin or diabetic supplies," Cleary told the committee. He said the pilot showed limited premium impact (0.14% during the pilot)…
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