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| The Senate Committee on State Affairs will hold an Interim hearing on |
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| Wednesday, May 21st, 9:00 a.m., in the Senate Chamber. |
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| The Committee will hear invited and public testimony relating to Interim |
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| Charge No. 1: Study the factors that impact the transparency and |
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| efficiency of the health insurance market. Make recommendation to result |
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| in the use of best practices, lower health care costs, and better health |
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| outcomes, including the following: Study factors contributing to the |
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| increasing cost of health care; Study insurer and health maintenance |
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| organization (HMO) use of tiers, ratings or classifications to |
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| differentiate among credentialed physicians already admitted to the |
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| insurer or HMO panel of preferred providers or network; |
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| Examine methods to remediate incorrect tiering, ratings, or |
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| classifications; Examine how physicians are notified of the standards |
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| against which they will be compared and whether they are notified of the |
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| standards prior to the evaluation period; and Improve transparency with |
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| respect to the marketing of prescription drugs. |
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| The Committee will also hear invited and public testimony relating to |
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| Interim Charge No. 5: Review and make recommendations for requiring |
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| insurance coverage of routine medical care for patients with a life |
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| threatening disease or condition who have elected to participate in a |
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