Texas SB926 regulates practices of health benefit plan issuers to encourage use of certain physicians and health care providers.

Texas SB926 amends the Insurance Code to regulate practices of health benefit plan issuers, including health maintenance organizations and insurers. It prohibits these entities from ranking or classifying physicians into tiers based on performance or publishing physician-specific information that includes rankings, tiers, ratings, or other comparisons. Exceptions apply if the standards used are propagated or developed by an organization designated by the commissioner.

Texas SB926 regulates practices of health benefit plan issuers to encourage use of certain physicians and health care providers.

Texas SB926 amends the Insurance Code to regulate practices of health benefit plan issuers, including health maintenance organizations and insurers. It prohibits these entities from ranking or classifying physicians into tiers based on performance or publishing physician-specific information that includes rankings, tiers, ratings, or other comparisons. Exceptions apply if the standards used are propagated or developed by an organization designated by the commissioner.