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Committee advances bill to tighten behavioral‑health provider directories amid industry concerns
Summary
Lawmakers advanced amendments requiring publicly accessible, frequently updated behavioral‑health provider directories, expanded network‑adequacy provisions and single‑case agreement processes; providers and insurers asked for refinement to avoid license penalties and unintended access impacts.
Representative Eliason introduced amendments aimed at reducing so‑called "ghost providers" in behavioral‑health directories by requiring insurers and Medicaid managed programs to publish searchable, downloadable directories updated every 60 days, and to provide single‑case agreements when networks lack a needed provider.
The bill would also direct the insurance commissioner to implement…
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