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title: HB 101. State employees; annual public report on the amount of prescription drug rebates and other price concessions applied to premium reductions; provide
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date: 2025-04-04
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bill_number: HB 101
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
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chamber: House
bill_type: bill
status_date: 2025-01-17
last_action: House Withdrawn, Recommitted
sponsors:
  - Demetrius Douglas
  - Lee Hawkins
  - Stacey Evans
  - Trey Kelley
  - Brian Prince
  - Karen Bennett
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  - prescription drug costs
  - state employee health insurance
  - public school employee benefits
  - health care transparency
  - university system benefits
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# HB 101. State employees; annual public report on the amount of prescription drug rebates and other price concessions applied to premium reductions; provide

## Text

25 LC 52 0643
House Bill 101
By: Representatives Douglas of the 78th, Hawkins of the 27th, Evans of the 57th, Kelley of the
16th, Prince of the 132nd, and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the O fficial Code of Georgia1
Annotated, relating to the state employees' health insurance pl an, so as to provide for an2
annual public report on the amount of prescription drug rebates and other price concessions3
applied to premium reductions for state health plan participants; to provide for definitions;4
to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6
SECTION 1.7
Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official C ode of Georgia Annotated,8
relating to the state employees' health insurance plan, is amen ded by adding a new Code9
section to read as follows:10
"45-18-6.2.11
(a) As used in this Code section, the term:12
(1) 'Contracted entity' means any corporation licensed to tran sact accident and health13
insurance business in this state, healthcare corporation, professional claim administrator,14
independent adjusting firm, health maintenance organization, licensed pharmacy benefits15
manager, or any other entity that enters into a contract with t he board to provide16
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healthcare coverage or services pursuant to a state health plan, including, but not limited17
to, medical benefits, pharmacy benefits, and well-being incentives and programs.18
(2) 'Prescription drug rebates and other price concessions' me ans all remuneration19
received by or on behalf of the state health plan, including remuneration received by or20
on behalf of any contracted entity, that decrease the costs of a prescription drug covered21
by the state health plan, regardless of from whom the remunerat ion is received. Such22
term includes discounts, charge-backs or rebates, cash discounts, free goods contingent23
on a purchase agreement, up-front payments, coupons, goods in k ind, free or reduced24
price services, grants, or other price concessions or similar benefits to the extent that the25
value of these items reduce costs for the state health plan. S uch term excludes any26
remuneration, coupons, or price concessions for which the full value is passed on to the27
state health plan participants, or bona fide service fees, such as fees paid by a drug28
manufacturer to any contracted entity that represent fair marke t value for a bona fide,29
itemized service actually performed on behalf of such drug manufacturer that such drug30
manufacturer would otherwise perform or contract for in the abs ence of the service31
arrangement and that are not passed on in whole or in part to a client or customer of such32
entity.33
(3) 'State health plan' means:34
(A) The state employees' health insurance plan established pur suant to Article 1 of35
Chapter 18 of Title 45;36
(B) The health insurance plan for public school teachers estab lished pursuant to37
Subpart 2 of Part 6 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20;38
(C) The health insurance plan for public school employees esta blished pursuant to39
Subpart 3 of Part 6 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20; and40
(D) The health benefits plan established for members, employees, and retirees of the41
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia pursuant t o Code42
Sections 20-3-31, 20-3-51, and 31-2-4.43
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(b) Beginning July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the board shall prepare an annual44
report on the amount of prescription drug rebates and other pri ce concessions, measured45
in dollars and by percentage, applied to premium reductions for state health plan46
participants. Such annual report shall be published and mainta ined on the department's47
public website."48
SECTION 2.49
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.50
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## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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House Bill 101 would require Georgia's board that runs state employee, teacher, and university system health plans to publish an annual public report showing how much prescription drug rebates lower participants' premiums.

### Plain-language summary

Right now, drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers give health plans various rebates, discounts, and other payments that reduce the cost of covered prescription drugs, but Georgia's state health plans do not have to publicly report how much of that savings actually goes toward lowering premiums for participants. HB101 adds a new section to Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 45-18-6.2) requiring the board overseeing these plans to prepare and publish an annual report on that amount.
The bill defines 'prescription drug rebates and other price concessions' broadly, covering discounts, cash rebates, coupons, free goods, and similar payments that lower drug costs, while excluding amounts already passed on to participants or legitimate service fees. It applies to the state employees' health plan, the plans for public school teachers and other school employees, and the University System of Georgia's health benefits plan. Starting July 1, 2026, and every year after, the board must post the report, measured in dollars and by percentage, on the Department of Community Health's public website.

### What it does

- Adds a new Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 45-18-6.2) requiring an annual public report on prescription drug rebates and price concessions applied to premium reductions.
- Defines 'contracted entity' broadly to include insurers, health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other companies that contract with the board to provide health coverage.
- Defines 'prescription drug rebates and other price concessions' to include discounts, rebates, coupons, free goods, and similar payments that lower drug costs for the state health plan.
- Covers four different state-run health plans: the state employees' plan, two public school employee plans, and the University System of Georgia's health benefits plan.
- Requires the report to be measured both in dollar amounts and by percentage, starting July 1, 2026, and every year after.
- Requires the report to be published and kept available on the responsible department's public website.

### Who it affects

State employees, public school teachers and other school employees, University System of Georgia employees and retirees, and their families who participate in these state health plans, along with the board that administers the plans and the insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and other contracted entities that work with them.

### Why it matters

Participants in these state health plans would get a yearly public accounting of how much of the money saved through drug industry rebates and discounts is actually being used to reduce their premiums, information that is not currently made public in this form.

### Key provisions

- Section 1 adds new Code Section 45-18-6.2 to Title 45, covering the state employees' health insurance plan.
- Subsection (a)(1) defines 'contracted entity' to include insurers, health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other companies contracting with the board.
- Subsection (a)(2) defines 'prescription drug rebates and other price concessions,' excluding amounts already passed to participants and bona fide service fees paid at fair market value.
- Subsection (a)(3) lists four 'state health plans' covered: the state employees' plan, two public school employee health plans, and the Board of Regents' health benefits plan.
- Subsection (b) requires the board to prepare an annual report starting July 1, 2026, measured in dollars and by percentage, and publish it on the department's public website.
- Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws.

## Status

- Status: Introduced (2025-01-17)
- Last action: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (2025-04-04)
- Sponsors: Demetrius Douglas, Lee Hawkins, Stacey Evans, Trey Kelley, Brian Prince, Karen Bennett
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69454

> The history, votes, and amendments (235 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb101.md?full=1