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Acting commissioner asks committee to hold House Bill 116 amid federal regulation uncertainty
Summary
Acting Commissioner Marie Grant told the Health and Government Operations Committee that House Bill 116, which would align Maryland notice requirements for hospital indemnity coverage with a recent federal regulation, should be considered with amendments or delay after a federal court ruling cast doubt on that regulation.
House Bill 116 — a departmental bill to align Maryland's health insurance notice rules with a recent federal regulation for hospital indemnity coverage — drew a request for more time from Acting Commissioner Marie Grant during a Health and Government Operations Committee hearing.
Grant said Maryland law already contains strong notice protections and that a recent lower-court ruling has called the federal regulation underlying HB 116 into question. She asked the committee to allow the department time to consult with the Attorney…
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