An Act relating to health care insurers; relating to availability of payment information; relating to an in...
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SB 27 — An Act relating to health care insurers; relating to availability of payment information; relating to an incentive program for electing to receive health care services for less than the average price paid; relating to filing and reporting requirements; relating to municipal regulation of disclosure of health care services and price information; and providing for an effective date.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 31st Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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The bill establishes new regulations and incentive programs for health care insurers in Alaska, aimed at improving cost transparency and encouraging insured individuals to choose lower-cost health care services.
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AS 18.23.400
(o) If a patient who is uninsured requests an estimate under (g) of this section, the health care provider shall (1) include in the estimate of total charges any financial assistance available to the patient from the health care provider; and (2) direct the patient or the patient's authorized agent to Internet websites, if available, that provide information about standard charges for the type of health care provider that provides the health care service.
Requires health care providers to include financial assistance information and direct uninsured patients to websites with standard charge information when providing cost estimates.
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AS 21.06.110
RECEIPT→ receiptsChanges the text from singular to plural to correctly refer to multiple receipts in the annual report.
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AS 21.06.110
MEETS→ MEETCorrects grammatical number to ensure agreement with the subject (annual percentage) in the annual report requirements.
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AS 21.96
Sec. 21.96.210. Access to payment information. A health care insurer shall establish an interactive mechanism for use by a covered person... Compare prices among network health care providers for the incentive program under AS 21.96.220.
Mandates health care insurers to create online tools for covered persons to compare payment information for health services.
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AS 21.96
Sec. 21.96.220. Incentive program. (a) A health care insurer shall develop and implement a program that provides an incentive for a covered person enrolled in a health care insurance plan to elect to receive a health care service... from a health care provider that charges less than the average price paid by the health care insurer for that health care service.
Establishes an incentive program requiring insurers to reward covered persons for choosing lower-cost health care services.
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AS 21.96
Sec. 21.96.230. Availability of program; notice. A health care insurer shall make an incentive program under AS 21.96.220 available as a component of all health care insurance plans offered in this state.
Requires that all health care insurance plans in Alaska include an incentive program for cost-effective service choices.
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AS 21.96
Sec. 21.96.240. Filing requirements. Before offering an incentive program under AS 21.96.220, a health care insurer shall file a description of the program with the director...
Imposes filing requirements for insurers before introducing new incentive programs to ensure compliance.
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AS 21.96
Sec. 21.96.250. Out-of-network health care providers. If a covered person participates in an incentive program... the health care insurer shall apply the amount paid for the health care service toward the cost sharing owed by the covered person...
Ensures that out-of-network services chosen through the incentive program are treated as in-network for cost-sharing purposes.
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AS 21.96
Sec. 21.96.260. Classification as administrative expense. An incentive program payment made under AS 21.96.220 is not an administrative expense of the health care insurer for rate development or rate filings...
Clarifies that payments made under the incentive program do not count as administrative expenses in rate calculations.
Action History
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(S) WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR
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(S) Referred to LABOR & COMMERCE
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(S) L&C, FIN
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(S) Read the first time - REFERRALS
Sponsors
- Shelley Hughes · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (64)
64 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 27?
- SB 27 is sponsored by Shelley Hughes (R).
- What is the current status of SB 27?
- This bill died with 31st Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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