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Committee adopts amendment to bar insurers from stopping patients paying for denied dental services; requires upfront disclosure
Summary
The committee amended and advanced Senate Bill 23‑77 to prohibit preferred‑provider arrangements from preventing a patient from receiving or paying for dental services their plan denied. The panel added an amendment requiring dentists to disclose to patients before care if they will charge more than the contracted in‑network rate for services not
The House Industry, Business and Labor Committee on Thursday amended and approved a measure intended to prevent insurance providers from using preferred‑provider agreements to block patients from obtaining or paying for dental services that a plan refuses to cover.
What the amendment does The committee adopted language that prohibits a preferred‑provider arrangement from restricting a covered person from receiving or paying for additional dental care services that were denied by the covered person27s dental plan. The committee…
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