NY A10067

Requires the Commissioner of Health to conduct a comprehensive study on integrating blockchain technology into the NY State of Health marketplace and the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY)

Study must examine digital health identification accounts, smart contracts for insurance administration, and interoperability between the two health platforms

Commissioner must publish a report and draft implementation plan one year after the bill takes effect, followed by a minimum two-month public comment period

Final implementation plan must be published within three months after the public comment period ends, incorporating public feedback

Aims to reduce healthcare administrative costs (citing $265 billion annually in unnecessary U.S. administrative spending), prevent fraud through automated claims processing, and give patients control over their health records