Assembly Bill A3395

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the health care consumer and provider protection act relating to collective negotiations by health care providers with certain health care plans

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A3395 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 49 Title III §§4920 - 4929, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10678
2013-2014: A3563
2015-2016: A2317
2017-2018: A1947
2019-2020: A4612
2021-2022: A3327

2023-A3395 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts provisions relating to collective negotiations by health care providers with certain health care plans in certain counties; applies to health benefit plans that provide benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement offered by certain enumerated entities.

2023-A3395 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   3395
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. PRETLOW, COLTON, WEPRIN, MAGNARELLI, BRONSON,
   L. ROSENTHAL, LAVINE, THIELE, BENEDETTO, PEOPLES-STOKES -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. AUBRY, COOK, DINOWITZ, GLICK, LUPARDO, RA -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  requirements  for
   collective  negotiations  by health care providers with certain health
   benefit plans in certain counties, and providing  for  the  repeal  of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Statement of legislative intent. The legislature finds that
 collective negotiation by competing health care providers for the  terms
 and  conditions  of contracts with health plans can result in beneficial
 results  for  health  care  consumers.  The  legislature  further  finds
 instances  where  health plans dominate the market to such a degree that
 fair and adequate negotiations between health  care  providers  and  the
 plans are adversely affected, so that it is necessary and appropriate to
 provide for a demonstration to examine the risks and benefits associated
 with  a  system of collective action on behalf of health care providers.
 Consequently, the legislature finds it appropriate and necessary in  the
 demonstration  service  area  to displace competition with regulation of
 health plan-provider agreements and authorize collective negotiations on
 the terms and conditions of the relationship between health  care  plans
 and  health  care  providers  so the imbalances between the two will not
 result in adverse conditions of health care. This act is not intended to
 apply to or affect in any respect  collective  bargaining  relationships
 involving health care providers as defined in section 4920 of the public
 health  law  or  rights  relating to collective bargaining arising under
 applicable federal or state collective bargaining statutes.
   § 2. Short title.  This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  the
 "health care consumer and provider protection act".
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08161-01-3
              

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