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House expands health‑care task force to study cost containment and billing practices
Summary
House Bill 330 expands the state health‑care access task force to include cost‑containment measures, billing studies and pricing methodologies. Floor amendments added language to examine benefit restructuring and billing/pricing methods; the amended bill passed overwhelmingly (68–1).
Representative Byron L. Harwood introduced House Bill 330 to broaden the charge of the state health‑care access task force to include examination of market‑based steps to lower costs and to encourage efficient use of procedures. Harwood said the task force had received suggestions from state employees and others about systemic improvements and should examine a wider…
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