Streamlines patient disclosure requirements for health care providers and insurance carriers in Massachusetts.

This bill mandates that health insurance carriers provide patients with estimated costs for scheduled admissions, procedures, or services within specific timeframes. Health care providers must disclose whether they participate in the patient's health benefit plan and provide a good faith estimate of expected billing and diagnostic codes. Penalties apply for non-compliance, with a maximum penalty of $2,500 per instance. The bill also allows for the commissioner to enforce these provisions and impose penalties.

Streamlines patient disclosure requirements for health care providers and insurance carriers in Massachusetts.

This bill mandates that health insurance carriers provide patients with estimated costs for scheduled admissions, procedures, or services within specific timeframes. Health care providers must disclose whether they participate in the patient's health benefit plan and provide a good faith estimate of expected billing and diagnostic codes. Penalties apply for non-compliance, with a maximum penalty of $2,500 per instance. The bill also allows for the commissioner to enforce these provisions and impose penalties.