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Committee hears continuation of $25 monthly insulin cap for PERS members; fiscal impact estimated small
Summary
Senate Bill 2370 (as amended) would continue an existing $25/month cap on insulin and diabetic supplies for members of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) health plan; the system’s actuary estimated a 0.12% premium increase (about $2.07 per contract per month) if the program continues for the next biennium.
Lawmakers reviewed a proposal to continue a $25 monthly cap on insulin and related diabetic supplies for members of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) health plan.
Senator Cleary, the bill sponsor in committee, said the provision mirrors a commercial bill in the House but the committee amendment limits the mandate to the PERS plan. Rebecca Fricke of the Public Employees Retirement System testified about the pilot…
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