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Read. Follow. Verify.Nebraska Bill Regulates Out-of-Pocket Maximums and Cost-Sharing for Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Last action · April 17, 2026: Indefinitely postponed
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill establishes new requirements for health carriers and s concerning out-of-pocket maximums and calculations for insured individuals.
Residents purchasing health insurance or filling prescriptions may see changes in how drug costs and out-of-pocket maximums are calculated under health plans administered by s.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Health Carriers
Health carriers must comply with new rules regarding out-of-pocket maximums and cost-sharing calculations.
Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Pharmacy benefit managers are subject to new regulatory requirements concerning out-of-pocket maximums and cost-sharing.
Health Plan Participants
Insured individuals experience changes in how their out-of-pocket maximums and cost-sharing amounts are determined.
Key Facts
- The measure establishes requirements for health carriers and pharmacy benefit managers regarding out-of-pocket maximums.
- The measure establishes cost-sharing requirements for health carriers and pharmacy benefit managers.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Apr 17, 2026Nebraska LegislatureIndefinitely postponed
- Jan 7, 2026Nebraska LegislatureTitle printed. Carryover bill
- Jan 29, 2025Nebraska LegislatureNotice of hearing for March 03, 2025
- Jan 16, 2025Nebraska LegislatureConrad name added
- Jan 15, 2025Nebraska LegislatureReferred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee
- Jan 13, 2025Nebraska LegislatureDate of introduction
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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