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Committee corrects ambiguous self‑pay estimate wording to match federal standard
2790446 · March 26, 2025
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Summary
The committee moved a technical fix to clarify that the cap on how much a final bill may exceed a patient’s self‑pay estimate refers to the amount by which the bill exceeds the estimate — not an absolute cap on total charge — aligning state text with the federal No Surprises Act.
Bridal Darling of the Office of Legislative Legal Services told the committee that a 2023 amendment inserted “or $400, whichever is less” into the wrong part of a self‑pay estimate statute, creating an ambiguous and absurd reading that could be read to cap the total cost of a procedure at $400.…
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