Jeffrey Thompson voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) on this Legislation.
Title: Requires Healthcare Providers Give "Good Faith" Estimates of Medical Costs
Signed by Governor Eric Holcomb
Title: Requires Healthcare Providers Give "Good Faith" Estimates of Medical Costs
Title: Requires Healthcare Providers Give "Good Faith" Estimates of Medical Costs
Vote to adopt a conference report and pass a bill that requires healthcare providers provide "good faith" estimates of medical costs to patients prior to receiving medical services.
Prohibits offices or managed care organizations contracting with the office from preventing a provider from participating in a network of another insurer, manage care, or health maintenance organization (Sec 1).
Expands the list of categories of weighted average negotiated charge per service per provider type to include Medicaid (Sec 4).
Requires an in-network practitioner who provides covered services to a covered individual to not charge more than allowed according to the rate of compensation established by the individual’s network plan (Sec 23).
Prohibits an out of network practitioner providing services at an in-network facility to a covered individual from being reimbursed above the rate established by the covered individual’s network plan unless all of the following conditions are met (Sec 23):
5 days before the services are scheduled the patient is informed of the intent to overcharge in writing;
The individual receiving services receives a statement of explanation as to why the good faith estimate charge is lower than the proposed charge; and
The covered individual signs the statement agreeing to pay the new charge greater than the allowed amount according to the rate established by the network plan.
Requires good faith estimates provided by a practitioner to an individual to meet the following requirements (Sec 14):
Includes a summary of the services and items the estimate is based on;
The price charged for the services and items that the practitioner will provide;
The services of the staff of the provider facility;
Any medication, supplies, equipment and other items to be provided to or used by the individual; and
A total figure of the estimated prices.
Requires employers to notify the patients from the past two years of any physician that leaves their employment (Sec 19).
Requires employers to provide the last known contact information of the physician that has left their place of employment to patients that request it (Sec 19).
Title: Requires Healthcare Providers Give "Good Faith" Estimates of Medical Costs
Title: Requires Healthcare Providers Give "Good Faith" Estimates of Medical Costs
Title: Requires Healthcare Providers Give "Good Faith" Estimates of Medical Costs
Title: Requires Healthcare Providers Give "Good Faith" Estimates of Medical Costs