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House passes substitute bill assigning insurers primary responsibility for claims and protecting patients from immediate collection
Summary
Substitute HB 83 assigns primary responsibility to insurers to pay valid health claims, limits provider billing to insurers' processing time and shields patients from immediate credit reporting; the House amended the bill to require insurers to honor assignments of benefits and passed it 56-13.
The House passed substitute House Bill 83 on Feb. 5, 1991, adopting amendments intended to protect insured patients from immediate collection actions while insurers process claims.
Sponsor Representative Joseph L. Hall said the bill addresses complaints from constituents who receive high medical bills before insurers have paid their share and can face credit…
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