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Senate amends House Bill 146 to protect rural providers while preserving HMOs
Summary
Senators approved an amended House Bill 146 that adds any-willing-provider provisions and liability clarifications intended to keep HMOs operating in rural Utah while allowing independent hospitals and physicians to participate. The amendment passed after a division and a roll-call vote and the bill will be returned to the House for concurrence.
Senators on Feb. 20 debated a substitute amendment to House Bill 146 aimed at protecting rural hospitals and independent physicians while maintaining HMO participation in those communities. Sponsor Senator Blackcomb presented the amendment as a package of technical fixes and substantive changes that, he said, "keep HMOs in rural Utah but allow independent providers, the hospitals and affiliated doctors, to be part of that HMO."
Supporters, including Senator Montgomery, told colleagues…
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