Proposed Changes to Healthcare Claim Dispute Rules
March 13, 2026
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The Frame
If enacted, this would have limited the ability of healthcare providers and insurers to use the state's dispute resolution program for specific out-of-network hospital claims, potentially shifting those cases exclusively to federal oversight.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Healthcare providers
The bill would have changed the available venues for resolving payment disputes with health plans.
Health plans
The bill would have changed the available venues for resolving payment disputes with healthcare providers.
Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.
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Summary
Key Facts
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Why It Matters
If enacted, this would have limited the ability of healthcare providers and insurers to use the state's dispute resolution program for specific out-of-network hospital claims, potentially shifting those cases exclusively to federal oversight.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of the state's claim dispute resolution program?
Did this bill become law?
News Coverage
Voting Record
Passage, Third Reading
Total
117
Yes
108
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
9
Abstain
0
How they voted (117)
Mike Giallombardo
Republican · yes
Susan Plasencia
Republican · yes
Jason Shoaf
Republican · yes
Kelly Skidmore
Democratic · yes
Kim Berfield
Republican · yes
Mitch Rosenwald
Democratic · not voting
Griff Griffitts
Republican · not voting
Yvonne Hinson
Democratic · yes
Michael Owen
Republican · yes
Robbie Brackett
Republican · yes
Ryan Chamberlin
Republican · yes
Jennifer Canady
Republican · yes
Christine Hunschofsky
Democratic · yes
Jeff Holcomb
Republican · yes
Kim Daniels
Democratic · yes
Anne Gerwig
Republican · yes
Leonard Spencer
Democratic · yes
Berny Jacques
Republican · yes
Hillary Cassel
Republican · yes
Fiona McFarland
Republican · not voting
Felicia Robinson
Democratic · not voting
Kevin Steele
Republican · yes
Dana Trabulsy
Republican · yes
Brad Yeager
Republican · not voting
+ 93 more
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Federal-State Alignment
The bill attempted to reduce administrative overlap by deferring to federal dispute resolution processes for specific out-of-network hospital claims under $50,000.
Connected Entities
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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