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Senate Insurance & Commerce committee approves bill limiting false DME advertising and adds physician-safety language
Summary
The Senate Insurance & Commerce committee concurred in a House amendment to a bill and passed legislation from the attorney general's office that bars durable medical equipment (DME) companies from advertising that Medicaid or Medicare will cover an item when coverage requires a provider's prescription; the bill also allows consumers to return items bought after relying on such ads.
The Senate Insurance & Commerce committee on an oversight motion adopted an amendment and approved a bill aimed at stopping false advertising by durable medical equipment (DME) companies and protecting vulnerable patients.
Committee members first adopted a concurrent amendment to Senate Bill 592 that expands grounds for an insurer to terminate a physician. David Roten of the Arkansas Medical Society told the committee the House had amended the language so a physician could be disqualified not only for "violat[ing] the standard of care" but also for actions that "have done something that could…
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