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SB 671 Health carriers; participation in health benefit exchange, requirement for conducting activities.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Health carriers; participation in health benefit exchange; requirement for conducting insurance activities. Prohibits a health carrier from engaging in the business of insurance in the Commonwealth or administering, sponsoring, selling, or providing a policy, coverage or services under a health plan or program for state or local employees or a Medicaid managed care program unless the health carrier is actively participating in any health benefit exchange established or operated in the Commonwealth. The measure defines "actively participating in the exchange" as offering health benefits plans on an exchange (i) in the individual market; (ii) at the bronze and silver levels, and at any other level at the health carrier's discretion; and (iii) in every locality in the Commonwealth in which the health carrier conducts any of the foregoing activities.


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