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The Health Insurers Bill
New bill helps health insurers pay healthcare providers better
Establishes a procedure for a health insurer to reimburse a healthcare provider no less than sixty-five percent (65%) of each unpaid co-payment, co-insurance or deductible amount due, after reasonable collection efforts.
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
This bill would make health insurers pay healthcare providers at least 65% of unpaid bills after trying to collect them.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
If this bill passes, healthcare providers might get paid more, but it's unclear how it affects patients and their costs.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The bill sets a minimum payment of 65% for unpaid co-pays and deductibles.
- It applies after health insurers make reasonable efforts to collect the money.
- The bill is still moving through the legislature and is not yet law.
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