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Senate hearing: bill would require insurers to pay in‑network rates during credentialing period for joining providers
Summary
The Senate Committee on Healthcare on April 17 heard testimony on House Bill 3242A, which would require insurers to reimburse providers joining an in‑network group at in‑network rates during the credentialing period, with an amendment letting insurers recoup differences if a provider fails to complete credentialing.
The Senate Committee on Healthcare on April 17 took public testimony on House Bill 3242A, which would require health insurers to reimburse providers who join an in‑network provider group at the insurer’s in‑network rate while the new provider completes the insurer’s credentialing process.
Representative Ed Deal, the House sponsor, described credentialing as the insurer verification process that can take up to 90 days and said the bill would prevent new providers working in established in‑network practices from being paid at out‑of‑network rates during that…
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