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Committee advances substitute limiting facility fees for certain preventive and telehealth services
Summary
The committee adopted a substitute for HB 306 that would prohibit hospitals from charging facility fees for a narrow list of preventive services (including vaccinations, some telehealth visits, and care provided in vehicles) and require reporting to quantify facility‑fee use; the committee adopted the substitute and advanced the measure.
The House Health and Human Services committee moved a committee substitute for House Bill 306 forward after hearing both opposition from hospitals and support from insurers, consumer advocates and purchaser groups.
The substitute targets a narrow set of services — preventive care, vaccinations (including mobile vaccination services), and certain telehealth visits — and bars charging an additional facility fee for those services except where a rural hospital exemption applies. Sponsor representatives said the substitute narrows the…
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