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PA SB52

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Vincent Hughes

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits health insurers from establishing annual or lifetime dollar limits on "core benefits" for enrollees, whether services are provided by in-network or out-of-network providers

  • Defines core benefits as those for which no annual or lifetime limits were permitted in individual or small group policies first offered in Pennsylvania in 2018, plus any benefits specified by future department regulations

  • Applies to most health insurance policies but excludes accident-only, dental-only, vision-only, Medicare supplement, workers' compensation, and similar limited-benefit policies

  • Authorizes fines of up to $5,000 per violation (or $10,000 for willful violations), with aggregate annual caps of $500,000 for insurers and $100,000 for other persons, plus potential license suspension or revocation

  • Takes effect immediately for policies requiring rate/form filings with the Insurance Department, or 180 days after enactment for policies not requiring such filings

Legislative Description

Providing for health care insurance coverage protections, for duties of the Insurance Department and the Insurance Commissioner, for regulations, for enforcement and for penalties.

Last Action

Referred to Banking & Insurance

1/22/2025

Committee Referrals

Banking & Insurance1/22/2025

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