2001 Senate Bill 749 ↩

House Roll Call 819: Passed

To provide for the sale of high deductible Medicare supplement plans; regulate Medicare+Choice plans now allowed under federal regulations; allow a policyholder to suspend a Medicare supplement policy, and have the policy reinstated, under certain circumstances; specify conditions under which an applicant for a Medicare supplement policy would not be excluded from coverage because of a preexisting condition; specify individuals who would be eligible for coverage, and prescribe conditions under which people could not be denied coverage; establish time periods during which eligible individuals would have to be allowed to enroll; and require notification when a plan was terminated. The bill would apply to Blue Cross/Blue Shield. See also Senate Bill 748. The bill was amended in the House to prohibit the sale, conversion or privatization of Blue Cross Blue Shield to a for-profit company. See House Bills 6045 and 6046.