Insurance Regulatory Insights

Week of May 14, 2024

Telos Actuarial brings you this week’s legislative and regulatory insurance insights from around the nation.

Bill “Status” is defined in the tables below by:

  • New: proposed law recently introduced for consideration by Legislature

  • Approved: passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor

  • Movement: bill has progressed in legislative process

  • Fail: bill has died in committee or failed to pass

Medicare Supplement

State

Bill/Notice Number

Status

Summary

IL

SB0056

Movement

Amends annual OE period- birthday rule to include the individual may also purchase a plan from any affiliate authorized in the state offering equal or lesser benefits

CA

SB1236

Movement

Beginning January 1, 2025, introduces 90-day annual open enrollment period beginning on January 1 of each year and deletes exclusion of otherwise qualified applicants who have end stage renal disease, making the specified Medicare supplement benefit plans available to those individuals.

RI

S2073

Movement

Medicare Part B special enrollment period for end of federal health emergency not allowing for exclusion on pre-existing conditions or discrimination in pricing

Dental

State

Bill/Notice Number

Status

Summary

IL

SB3305

Movement

Amended to exclude annual dental loss ratio filing submission, formula for calculating minimum dental loss ratios, and minimum requirements included in previous version

LA

SB463

Movement

Establishes Dental Loss ratio standards and requires carriers to submit a report annually by June 30, starting in 2025

Other

State

Bill/Notice Number

Status

Summary

IL

HB5395

Movement

Provides that no company shall issue, deliver, amend, or renew short-term, limited-duration insurance after Jan 1, 2025. Defines short-term, limited duration insurance as having an expiration date fewer than 365 days after the effective date.

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