HOUSE BILL 828

File Code: Health Maintenance Organizations

Sponsored By:

Delegates Barve and Goldwater

Entitled:

Health Benefit Carriers and Health Maintenance Organizations - Information Disclosure

Synopsis:

Requiring specified marketing documents of a health maintenance organization and carrier to describe the amount of compensation and bonuses paid to executives and officers of the health maintenance organization or carrier and the proportion of revenue of the health maintenance organization or carrier spent on medical services; and requiring a health benefit carrier, on request by a specified health care provider or patient, to provide the health care provider or patient with information about specified fee schedules of the carrier.

Legislative History

House Action

1/31

First Reading Economic Matters

2/12

Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.

3/12

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.

DISCLOSURE

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

HEALTH INSURANCE -see also- HMO; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

PHYSICIANS

SALARIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-706 , 19-714 )

Insurance

( 15-121 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)