SUPPORT: House Bill 434, as amended, includes important prior authorization reforms and will lower healthcare costs by more than $200 million a year.
The legislation requires insurers clearly disclose and communicate prior authorization policies and tightens turnaround times that are already required by law. It eliminates hospital facility fees charged to patients at non-hospital settings. And it allows patients to get an accurate estimate of any charges they will be obligated to pay before receiving care, with the final bill not exceeding five percent of that estimate.