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Consumer Protection: Broader Health Networks and Rate Control.

New rules aim to ensure health plans offered on exchanges have enough doctors and hospitals. Additionally, the act introduces mechanisms to control and prevent unjustified health insurance premium increases, protecting citizens from excessive costs.
Key points
Insurers must ensure adequate access to doctors and medical facilities within their plans.
State or federal authorities can reject, modify, or require rebates for unjustified health insurance premium increases.
Provisions are set to take effect from January 1, 2023, impacting new and existing insurance plans.
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Additional Information
Health Insurance Consumer Protection Act
Print number: HR 1890
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Process start date: 2021-03-12