The proposed bill comes from Connecticut Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney (D-New Haven) and Senate Minority Leader Leonard Fasano (R-North Haven).
Under the proposed bill, hospital facility fees would be banned from a list of 24 procedures, according to the report. The proposed bill would also place a $100 cap on facility fees and require insurers cover these costs, the report reads.
Facility fees are charged by physician practices owned by hospitals. Last year, hospital executives in Connecticut argued the facility fees are needed to help recoup losses from care they provide to uninsured patients and those enrolled in government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
That is not the only bill being proposed by Mr. Looney and Mr. Fasano.
They also have submitted a bill that would establish an interoperable EHR system in all healthcare provider settings, making it easier for independent physicians to have access to those electronic records, according to the report.
The senators also want to require hospitals to join The Leapfrog Group, an employer-based coalition advocating for better hospital transparency, quality and safety, “for purposes of price and quality transparency with the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange,” according to the report.
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