Ri health commissioner must review insurance mandates 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.

Introduced· 2026-03-04

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If passed, the state would ask the health insurance commissioner to study insurance rules and how they affect premiums every five years, then share the results with leaders.

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Citizens could see whether current insurance mandates are driving up their monthly bills, and lawmakers could use the data to adjust rules that protect consumers.

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The bill requires the health insurance commissioner to conduct a review every five years.
The review must analyze the impact of benefit mandates on premium costs.
The commissioner must report findings and recommendations to the governor, senate president, and speaker.
The bill was introduced on March 4, 2026, and referred to the Senate Health and Human Services committee.
Sponsors are Senators Jessica de la Cruz (R) and Gordon Rogers (R).