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Panel adopts amendment and lays over bill allowing dental patients to assign out‑of‑network payments to dentists
Summary
House File 46 would let dental plan enrollees request that payments be sent directly to out‑of‑network dentists. The committee adopted a DE2 clarification, heard providers and dental plans, and laid the bill over for possible omnibus inclusion.
Representative Breyer introduced House File 46, which would permit a health plan enrollee to request that payment for dental services be sent directly to the dentist even if the dentist is out of network.
Dan Murphy, representing the Minnesota Dental Association, said the change is voluntary for patients and would reduce up‑front out‑of‑pocket costs and administrative burdens for dentists. “This bill…
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