PRIA Logo™
LouisianaHB 11762026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

INSURANCE/HEALTH: Requires that Medicare Advantage plans provide insurance coverage for integrative care services (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

Sponsored By: Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Insurance

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More integrative care coverage through Medicare Advantage

Beginning January 1, 2027, Louisiana Medicare Advantage plans must cover qualifying integrative care to the extent federal law allows. This is evidence-based care used alongside standard medical treatment. Nationally recognized clinical guidelines must endorse the care and recommend it to diagnose, treat, or manage a covered condition. Examples include acupuncture, cryotherapy, and reusable scalp cooling systems that serve a medical purpose. Plans may still apply their deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, and prior authorization rules. Other care-management rules must follow federal law and plan terms without conflicting with the coverage requirement. The law applies to new policies, contracts, and health plans issued on or after January 1, 2027. Existing coverage must comply by its renewal date, no later than January 1, 2028. Louisiana’s insurance commissioner must submit required federal materials, issue needed rules, and take other implementation steps allowed by federal law.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Aimee Adatto Freeman

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 215 • No: 24

House vote • 5/26/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 3, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 96 • No: 3

Senate vote • 5/18/2026

Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 32 • No: 0

House vote • 4/22/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 21. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 75 • No: 21

House vote • 4/15/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 711.

    6/2/2026House

  2. Effective date: 01/01/2027.

    6/2/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/28/2026House

  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/27/2026House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/27/2026Senate

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 3, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/26/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.

    5/25/2026House

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/19/2026House

  9. Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/18/2026Senate

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/11/2026Senate

  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/7/2026Senate

  12. Reported with amendments.

    5/6/2026Senate

  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.

    4/27/2026Senate

  14. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    4/22/2026House

  15. Called from the calendar.

    4/22/2026House

  16. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 21. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/22/2026House

  17. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    4/22/2026Senate

  18. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.

    4/21/2026House

  19. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/16/2026House

  20. Reported favorably (12-0).

    4/15/2026House

  21. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.

    4/1/2026House

  22. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

    3/31/2026House

Bill Text

Related Bills

Back to State Legislation