2026 House Bill 5988

Insurance: health insurers; coverage for step therapy; modify.

A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 3406t (MCL 500.3406t), as added by 2016 PA 38.

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Amends Michigan's insurance code to require evidence-based, transparent, and patient-centered step therapy protocols for prescription drug coverage, mandates timely exception processes, and enhances reporting and synchronization of maintenance medications for chronic conditions.

Introduced in the House

May 19, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Mike McFall (D-14) and 18 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Kelly Breen (D-21), Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7), Mai Xiong (D-13), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Noah Arbit (D-20), Jaime Greene (R-65), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Regina Weiss (D-5), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Natalie Price (D-6) and Betsy Coffia (D-103)

Referred to the Committee on Insurance