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NY A02205

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2023

Primary Sponsor

Catalina Cruz

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits health insurance contracts between plans and healthcare providers (excluding residential health care facilities) from containing most-favored-nation provisions
  • Prohibits contracts from restricting disclosure of actual claims costs, allowed amounts, negotiated rates, discounts, or patient cost-sharing information to subscribers, enrollees, groups, or the New York all payer database
  • Applies restrictions to insurers, HMOs, and affiliated third-party administrators that administer health benefit plans
  • Excludes protected health information and privileged information from required disclosure provisions
  • Delays effective date of prior 2022 legislation from January 1, 2023 to July 1, 2023

Legislative Description

Provides that no insurance contract or agreement between a health insurance plan and a health care provider, other than a residential health care facility, shall include a provision that: contains a most-favored-nation provision; or restricts the ability of a corporation, an entity that contracts with a corporation for a provider network, or a health care provider to disclose certain costs, prices or information; extends the effective date from January 1, 2023 until July 1, 2023.

Last Action

substituted by s1330

2/1/2023

Committee Referrals

Rules1/31/2023
Insurance1/24/2023

Full Bill Text

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