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NY A10430
Bill
Status
5/24/2024
Primary Sponsor
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
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AI Summary
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Allows insurers and health maintenance organizations to offer actuarially appropriate premium reductions or other benefits for participation in qualified wellness programs, subject to superintendent approval.
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Defines qualified wellness programs as risk management systems that promote physical and mental fitness, prevent or mitigate acute or chronic diseases, and may include education programs, behavioral incentives, and progress monitoring.
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Permits wellness program rewards including reimbursement for smoking cessation, weight management, fitness memberships, wearable devices, preventive care screenings, and chronic disease management programs.
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Prohibits insurers from requiring specific health outcomes as a result of enrollee participation in wellness programs, though programs must demonstrate actuarial benefit to the covered population.
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Takes effect 180 days after enactment, with authority for regulatory agencies to issue necessary rules immediately upon passage.
Legislative Description
Authorizes health insurers and health maintenance organizations, subject to the approval of the superintendent of financial services, to provide actuarially appropriate reductions in health insurance premiums or other benefits or enhancements for an enrollee's or insured's participation in a qualified wellness program.
Last Action
referred to insurance
5/24/2024