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Lawmakers hear competing views on HB 548 to allow membership-based (direct-pay) health facilities
Summary
House Bill 548, which would permit licensed health care facilities to operate on a membership-based, direct-pay model, prompted sharply divided testimony at a Senate Health and Human Services Committee hearing on April 16.
House Bill 548 would permit licensed health care facilities to operate under a membership-based, direct-pay business model that accepts direct payment from patients rather than participating in third-party payer networks. The bill drew sharply divided testimony at an April 16 hearing of the New Hampshire Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
Why it matters: Proponents say the law would expand pricing transparency and give self-pay or uninsured patients a lower-cost alternative for elective and routine services. Opponents said the bill risks creating two classes of patients, would undermine hospitals and nursing homes that rely on a mix of payer sources to cross-subsidize care, and could…
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