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OK HB4453

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Carl Newton

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the Oklahoma Health Care Cost Transparency Board within the Insurance Department, consisting of 14 members including the Insurance Commissioner as chair, to measure statewide health care cost growth and primary care investment trends across commercial insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare

  • Establishes an All Payer Claims Database (APCD) to collect and analyze health care costs, utilization, and spending data from commercial insurers, Medicaid, and Medicare

  • Requires all commercial health insurers to measure and report annual primary care spending using methodology established by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, with interim benchmarks for 2027-2029 and a final goal by 2030

  • Grants the Insurance Commissioner authority to require corrective action plans from insurers not meeting benchmarks and impose administrative penalties up to $5,000 per day for willful noncompliance

  • Requires the Board to publish an annual report on health care cost trends and insurer performance on the Insurance Department website, with the initial report due by December 31, 2027; effective November 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Health insurance; Oklahoma Health Care Cost Transparency Board; All Payer Claims Database; Oklahoma Insurance Department; annual primary care spending; report; effective date.

Last Action

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee

2/25/2026

Committee Referrals

Insurance2/3/2026
Commerce and Economic Development Oversight2/3/2026

Full Bill Text

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