RIGHT TO SHOP ACT Senate SponsorsSen. Jim Oberweis-Melinda Bush-Heather A. Steans-Mattie Hunter, Jacqueline Y. Collins, Jil Tracy, Patricia Van Pelt, Steven M. Landek, Iris Y. Martinez, Ram Villivalam, Don Harmon-Toi W. Hutchinson, Linda Holmes, Robert Peters, Laura Fine, Elgie R. Sims, Jr., Thomas Cullerton, Martin A. Sandoval and David Koehler 1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die New ActCreates the Right to Shop Act. Requires a carrier offering a health plan to develop and implement a program that provides incentives for enrollees in a health plan who elect to receive a comparable health care service from a provider that collects less than the average in-network allowed amount paid by that carrier to a network provider for that comparable health care service. Provides how incentives may be calculated, distributed, and offered. Requires the carrier to file a description of the health care service incentive program with the Department of Insurance. Requires a carrier to establish an interactive mechanism on its website to enable an enrollee to request the estimated amount the carrier would pay to a network provider for a comparable health care service. Requires the Director of Central Management Services to conduct an analysis on the cost effectiveness of implementing an incentive-based program for current enrollees and retirees of the State group health benefits plan. Requires a program found to be cost effective to be implemented as part of the next open enrollment. Effective immediately. 2/5/2019SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Jim Oberweis 2/5/2019SenateFirst Reading 2/5/2019SenateReferred to Assignments 2/13/2019SenateAssigned to Insurance 2/20/2019SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush 2/21/2019SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans 2/21/2019SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 2/21/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt 2/21/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 2/21/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy 2/21/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte 2/21/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Brian W. Stewart 2/21/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran 2/21/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt 2/21/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek 3/5/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez 3/5/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam 3/5/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin 3/5/2019SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Brian W. Stewart 3/5/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon 3/6/2019SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Sue Rezin 3/6/2019SenateSponsor Removed Sen. John F. Curran 3/6/2019SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Donald P. DeWitte 3/6/2019SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson 3/6/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes 3/6/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters 3/6/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine 3/6/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. 3/6/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton 3/6/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 3/6/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler 3/6/2019SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Christopher Belt 3/6/2019SenatePostponed - Insurance 3/20/2019SenateTo Subcommittee on Special Issues (IN) 3/22/2019SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019 3/28/2019SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 5/23/2020SenateApproved for Consideration Assignments 5/23/2020SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 17, 2020 5/24/2020SenateRule 2-10(a) Third Reading Deadline Established As June 23, 2020 6/24/2020SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments 1/13/2021SenateSession Sine Die