Covered Person Cost-sharing Collected By Carriers: Concerning a restructuring of the payment of cost-sharing amounts owed by certain covered persons. The bill prohibits carriers from inducing, incentivizing, or otherwise requiring:
A health care provider to collect any coinsurance, copayment, or deductible directly from a covered person or the covered person’s responsible party; or
A covered person to pay any coinsurance, copayment, or deductible directly to a health care provider.