The bill, championed by Majority Leader Maggie Hassan (D-Exeter), is intended to contain healthcare costs and encourage competition among insurers, according to the report.
The commission would also end the practice of hospitals charging different rates for the same procedures, state Sen. Hassan said in the report.
Read the Boston Herald’s report on New Hampshire legislation to set hospital rates.
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