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HB 1450

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Health Insurance - Coordination of Benefits - Carrier Responsibilities and Retroactive Denials of Reimbursement

Sponsor: Steve Johnson (District 34A)Committee: HealthSubject: Health - InsuranceStatus: Unfavorable Report by Health; Withdrawn (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring, under certain circumstances, an insurer, a nonprofit health service plan, a health maintenance organization, a dental plan organization, a managed care organization, or any other entity providing health benefit plans in the State to identify primary and secondary payors, the amounts payable by those payors, and to coordinate benefits with those identified payors; and altering the time period in which a carrier may retroactively deny reimbursement subject to coordination of benefits with another carrier.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered 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
UNFWinn, JosephMaryland Managed Care Organization AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Managed Care Organization Association; United Healthcare Services, Inc.
UNFJohansen, MichaelRWLRegistered for: 1/ST Racing MD LLC; ASC Engineered Solutions; Access Holdings Management Company, LLC; Alterwood Health, Inc.; Ashley, Inc.; Baltimore Streetcar Museum
UNFCelentano, MatthewThe League of Life and Health Insurers of MarylandRegistered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers
FWASidh, SameerJohns Hopkins University and MedicineRegistered for: Johns Hopkins