Legislation


HB 839 – Louisiana

Status: In Process
Year Introduced: 2020
Link: http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=20rs&b=HB839&sbi=y

Creates the La. Right to Shop Act, including an interactive marketplace for consumers seeking health care. Proposed law requires insurance companies offering health benefit plans in the state of La. to offer a “shopping and decision support program” hereinafter “program” for enrollees seeking healthcare services in this state. Further requires an issuer to make the program available as a component of all health benefit plans offered by the issuer in this state. Annually, at enrollment or renewal, proposed law requires an issuer to provide, at a minimum, notice to enrollees of the right to obtain information about the actual amounts paid to network providers for services or procedures the enrollees may receive, as well as a description of how the enrollee can earn incentives for electing to receive comparable healthcare services from a network provider under certain circumstances.


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