HB 603 Health insurance carriers; hospital disclosure of contractual arrangements

About HB-603

Hospitals; disclosure of contractual arrangements with health insurance carriers. Requires the State Health Commissioner to negotiate and contract with a nonprofit organization for an annual survey of carriers offering private group health insurance policies and that are subject to HEDIS reporting, to determine the reimbursement that is paid for a minimum of 25 most frequently reported health care services, and to make the survey reports public through a website operated by the contracting organization. This bill also requires carriers to report the average reimbursement paid for a specific service from all providers and provider types. This bill is identical to