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Panel pauses debate on bill that would require providers to file patient insurance claims within 30 days
Summary
A House subcommittee heard testimony on House Bill 3,089, which would require medical providers to file claims with a patient’s health insurer within 30 days of treatment; members and witnesses raised concerns about practical barriers and asked to continue drafting.
House Bill 3,089 would require hospitals, health-care facilities and other medical providers who treated an insured patient to file a claim with the patient’s health insurer within 30 days of treatment; providers would not be reimbursed if a claim is not filed within that period, committee staff summarized.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Pope, told the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs subcommittee that the measure is intended to prevent situations in which providers advise injured patients not to use their insurance or delay filing, leaving patients responsible for large bills. “You shouldn’t punish people because it’s an accident,” Representative Pope said, adding he hoped the…
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