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Committee approves bill to create Office of Patient Protection for insurance denials, refers it to Commerce
Summary
Senate File 1567 would create an Office of Patient Protection to help Minnesotans navigate insurance denials and collect data on systemic problems. The Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee recommended passage and referred the bill to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Port presented Senate File 1567 to the Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee, describing widespread problems with claim denials, opaque appeals, and the difficulty patients face when insurance or pharmacy benefit managers withhold or delay coverage. The committee voted to recommend the bill pass and referred it to the Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee.
The bill would establish an Office of Patient Protection to serve as a one-stop resource for Minnesotans seeking help with denied claims, to help patients and providers contest…
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