AB68-ASA2-AA2,80,2219 (c) Nothing in this subsection prevents an insurer offering an individual health
20benefit plan or a self-insured health plan from establishing premium discounts or
21rebates or modifying otherwise applicable cost sharing in return for adherence to
22programs of health promotion and disease prevention.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,80,25 23(4) Premium rate variation. A health benefit plan offered on the individual or
24small employer market or a self-insured health plan may vary premium rates for a
25specific plan based only on the following considerations:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,81,1
1(a) Whether the policy or plan covers an individual or a family.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,81,22 (b) Rating area in the state, as established by the commissioner.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,81,53 (c) Age, except that the rate may not vary by more than 3 to 1 for adults over
4the age groups and the age bands shall be consistent with recommendations of the
5National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,81,66 (d) Tobacco use, except that the rate may not vary by more than 1.5 to 1.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,81,11 7(5) Statewide risk pool. An insurer offering a health benefit plan may not
8segregate enrollees into risk pools other than a single statewide risk pool for the
9individual market and a single statewide risk pool for the small employer market or
10a single statewide risk pool that combines the individual and small employer
11markets.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,81,13 12(6) Annual and lifetime limits. An individual or group health benefit plan or
13a self-insured health plan may not establish any of the following:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,81,1514 (a) Lifetime limits on the dollar value of benefits for an enrollee or a dependent
15of an enrollee under the plan.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,81,1716 (b) Annual limits on the dollar value of benefits for an enrollee or a dependent
17of an enrollee under the plan.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,81,21 18(7) Cost sharing maximum. A health benefit plan offered on the individual or
19small employer market may not require an enrollee under the plan to pay more in
20cost sharing than the maximum amount calculated under 42 USC 18022 (c),
21including the annual indexing of the limits.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,81,24 22(8) Medical loss ratio. (a) In this subsection, “medical loss ratio” means the
23proportion, expressed as a percentage, of premium revenues spent by a health
24benefit plan on clinical services and quality improvement.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,82,2
1(b) A health benefit plan on the individual or small employer market shall have
2a medical loss ratio of at least 80 percent.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,82,43 (c) A group health benefit plan other than one described under par. (b) shall
4have a medical loss ratio of at least 85 percent.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,82,8 5(9) Actuarial values of plan tiers. Any health benefit plan offered on the
6individual or small employer market shall provide a level of coverage that is designed
7to provide benefits that are actuarially equivalent to at least 60 percent of the full
8actuarial value of the benefits provided under the plan.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,412p 9Section 412p. 632.746 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 632.746 (1) and
10amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,82,1711 632.746 (1) Subject to subs. (2) and (3), an An insurer that offers a group health
12benefit plan may, with respect to a participant or beneficiary under the plan, not
13impose a preexisting condition exclusion only if the exclusion relates to a condition,
14whether physical or mental, regardless of the cause of the condition, for which
15medical advice, diagnosis, care or treatment was recommended or received within
16the 6-month period ending on the participant's or beneficiary's enrollment date
17under the plan
on a participant or beneficiary under the plan.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,412q 18Section 412q. 632.746 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,412r 19Section 412r. 632.746 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,82,2320 632.746 (2) (a) An insurer offering a group health benefit plan may not treat
21impose a preexisting condition exclusion based on genetic information as a
22preexisting condition under sub. (1) without a diagnosis of a condition related to the
23information
.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,412s 24Section 412s. 632.746 (2) (c), (d) and (e) of the statutes are repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,412t 25Section 412t. 632.746 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,412u
1Section 412u. 632.746 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 632.746 (3) (d).
AB68-ASA2-AA2,412v 2Section 412v. 632.746 (3) (d) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,412w 3Section 412w. 632.746 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA2,412x 4Section 412x. 632.746 (8) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,83,85 632.746 (8) (a) (intro.) A health maintenance organization that offers a group
6health benefit plan and that does not impose any preexisting condition exclusion
7under sub. (1)
with respect to a particular coverage option may impose an affiliation
8period for that coverage option, but only if all of the following apply:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,412y 9Section 412y. 632.748 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA2,83,1610 632.748 (2) An insurer offering a group health benefit plan may not require any
11individual, as a condition of enrollment or continued enrollment under the plan, to
12pay, on the basis of any health status-related factor with respect to the individual
13or a dependent of the individual, a premium or contribution or a deductible,
14copayment, or coinsurance amount
that is greater than the premium or contribution
15or deductible, copayment, or coinsurance amount respectively for a similarly
16situated individual enrolled under the plan.