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Committee amends and advances bill to bar contractual gag clauses that limit provider cost discussions
Summary
The committee approved an amended version of Senate Bill 43 that narrows the measure and removes a private cause of action; sponsors said the goal is to ensure health-care providers can discuss treatment, availability and cost with patients.
House Health Committee members approved an amended version of Senate Bill 43 on April 23 that the sponsor and committee described as a compromise to prevent contractual provisions from gagging health-care providers who discuss costs, treatment alternatives and drug availability with patients.
Sponsor and intent The bill sponsor told the committee the purpose is to ensure "health care providers are not gagged in any way and can talk freely about the cost and alternatives, with health care choices," and cited concerns about provider employment by private equity,…
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