Pharmacy benefit managers, clinician-administered medication and expanded Medicare eligibility topped the list of issues heard by the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee and addressed by the Legislature this session.
Read moreLawmakers passed a bill April 12 that makes a number of changes to laws governing insurance in Nebraska.
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A bill that would adopt updates to the Insurance Holding Company System Act was amended to become an omnibus banking measure and advanced from general file March 3.
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Nebraskans who are younger than 65 and receiving Medicare benefits because of a disability could apply for supplemental Medicare coverage under a bill considered Feb. 15 by the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee.
Read moreThe Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee heard testimony Feb. 15 on a bill that would prohibit health insurance coverage restrictions on medication that is administered by a clinician.
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The Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee heard testimony Feb. 14 on a bill that would create a new regulatory review program and an office within the state Department of Economic Development to act as a liaison between private businesses and state regulators.
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Senators advanced from general file Feb. 1 a bill that would regulate pharmacy benefit managers in Nebraska.
Read moreThe Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee heard testimony Jan. 25 on a bill that would lower the insurance coverage age for a colorectal cancer screening from 50 to 45.
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Digital asset management, step therapy, insurance parity and protection of vulnerable adults topped the list of issues heard by the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee and addressed by the Legislature this session.
Read moreA bill establishing a state-level regulatory system for digital assets — including cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin — passed May 20.
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A bill that would establish a state-level regulatory system for digital assets — including cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin — advanced from general file May 10.
Read moreSenators gave final approval April 15 to a bill that creates insurance parity for mental health services provided through telehealth in Nebraska.
Read moreHealth care providers will have greater ability to prescribe treatments under a bill passed March 25.
Read moreSenators approved a bill March 25 that allows certain financial professionals to delay suspicious transactions.
Read moreSenators gave first-round approval March 15 to a bill that would create insurance reimbursement parity for mental health telehealth services.
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