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Health Insurance - Payment of Clean Claims - Time Limit

Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Insurance - HealthStatus: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Reducing the number of days, from 30 to 3, after the receipt of certain claims or certain information under certain circumstances within which an insurer, a nonprofit health service plan, or a health maintenance organization is required to mail or otherwise transmit certain payments or send certain notices; and altering a requirement that an insurer, a nonprofit health service plan, or a health maintenance organization pay certain interest on a certain amount of a claim under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableUNF 4Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWise, SteveMD Academy of Family PhysiciansWritten (PDF)
FAVKauffman, DannalobbyistMedChiOral
FAVTaylor, Dr. BruceTaylor Property Group, LLCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Hill, Delegate HilllegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFRivkin, DebCareFirstOral
UNFCelentano, MattLeague of Life & Health InsurersOral
UNFBriemann, JenniferlobbyistMMCOAOral + Written (PDF)
UNFLoughran, KathleenlobbyistMMCOAPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKauffman, DannaMedChiRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland
UNFBriemann, JenniferMMCOARegistered for: Maryland Managed Care Organization Association
UNFLoughran, KathleenMMCOARegistered for: Elevance Health, and its Affiliates