Assembly Bill A2317

2015-2016 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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  • 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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2015-A2317 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 49 Title III ยงยง4920 - 4929, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10678
2013-2014: A3563
2017-2018: A1947
2019-2020: A4612
2021-2022: A3327
2023-2024: A3395

2015-A2317 (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.

2015-A2317 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2317

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PRETLOW,  GOTTFRIED, CAHILL, COLTON, WEPRIN,
  MAGNARELLI,  PERRY,  RUSSELL,  MARKEY,  BRONSON,  ROSENTHAL,   LAVINE,
  THIELE,  BENEDETTO,  TITONE,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  ABINANTI,  ENGLEBRIGHT,
  ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  ABBATE,  AUBRY,  BRENNAN,
  COOK,  CYMBROWITZ,  DINOWITZ,  GLICK, HEASTIE, HIKIND, HOOPER, LENTOL,
  LOPEZ,  LUPARDO,  MAGEE,  MALLIOTAKIS,  MONTESANO,  ORTIZ,  RA,  RAIA,
  WALTER, WRIGHT -- 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 the 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05248-01-5

              

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