HB 2828 Summary

• Amends the Oklahoma Employees Insurance and Benefits Act (74 O.S. 2011, Section 1321) to require the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to propose health plan designs that incentivize employees to use healthcare providers with transparent web-based pricing.

• Requires plan participants to obtain documentation when purchasing services from the most affordable provider offering transparent pricing through web-based technology platforms.

• Establishes new statutory language (Section 1324.1) prohibiting reimbursement to participating healthcare providers in excess of the actual cost of services when pricing can be reasonably determined from a provider's web-based transparent pricing rate sheet.

• Effective date: November 1, 2014.