BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 1717: Health care premium billings

Requiring certain information to be included with health care premium billings.

Summary

Requires the Insurance Commissioner to estimate the percentage of total health benefit plan premiums charged by health carriers that reflects the statewide cost of uncompensated health care.
Requires a health carrier to provide in its premium billing a current calculation of cost-shifting estimates and a per member per month calculation of percentage of the health carrier's surplus above a specified level.

From the House Bill Analysis 2007 (HB 1717), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to providing notices with health care premium billings;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Jan 14, 2008By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jan 25, 2007First reading, referred to Insurance, Financial Service & Consumer Protection.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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