A major win for medicine in that it codifies the state’s network adequacy rules by putting them into statute and strengthens their enforcement by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI).
“HB 3359 restricts insurers from making unilateral contract changes and tackles the problematic waiver process which leaves patients unprotected and in the dark.”
TMA now looks to the rulemaking process. TDI has indicated it likely will rewrite the state network adequacy rules impacted by HB 3359
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