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The Orders Health Bill
RI bill orders health insurance review every five years
Requires health insurance commissioner to conduct a review of health insurance benefit mandates, including an analysis of the impact on premium costs, conducted every 5 yrs and report findings and recommendations to governor, senate president and speaker.
Good for everyday people ·
The bill would make the health insurance commissioner study insurance rules every five years and tell the governor if they raise premiums.
Our take
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If passed, the state will get regular data on how benefit rules affect costs, giving lawmakers a chance to adjust policies before premiums keep climbing.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The bill requires the health insurance commissioner to review benefit mandates every five years.
- The review must include analysis of impact on premium costs.
- The commissioner must report findings and recommendations to the governor, senate president, and speaker.
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