Physician describes lost payments as committee postpones contract-notice bill

Apr 23, 2026

A vascular surgeon described multi-year disputes and a claimed 30% pay reduction after insurers changed contract terms with what he said were ineffective notifications; sponsor asked to postpone House Bill 1241 and the committee postponed it indefinitely.

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Senator Marchman introduced House Bill 1241 as a measure intended to make sure providers receive timely information when there is a material change to a contract. "This bill is intended to make sure that information is shared, quickly and efficiently when there is a change, a material change to a contract," he said in opening remarks.

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