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House advances broad health‑insurance reform package amid debate over reporting for health‑care sharing ministries
Summary
The House reported favorably on H585, an omnibus health-insurance reform bill that includes governance changes for nonprofit hospital service corporations, association health-plan rulemaking, sight‑neutral reimbursements, prescription-drug cost review and a controversial Section 10 requiring reporting from health‑care sharing arrangements; members raised constitutional and implementation concerns about Section 10.
The House took up H585, a comprehensive package of health-insurance reforms, receiving a lengthy committee report and floor debate on notable provisions including governance for nonprofit hospital service corporations, association health plans, sight‑neutral reimbursements for therapy services, prescription drug out-of-pocket limits, and new reporting requirements for health‑care sharing ministries.
Reporters explained the bill’s chief elements: Section 1 would strengthen transparency and governance expectations for nonprofit…
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