IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED
THIS IS A REMINDER FROM OUR ISMA
PLEASE CALL THE SENATE HEALTH & PROVIDER COMMITTEE!!!
The ISMA Government Relations Department needs your help regarding the ISMA’s efforts to pass legislation regarding assignment of benefits. SB 75 and SB 87 will be voted on by the members of the Senate Health and Providers Committee the upcoming weeks. Please call the Senate Health Committee members and ask them to support SB 75!!
Senate Bill 75
SB 75 is authored by Senator Gard who has worked with the ISMA to introduce comprehensive language regarding the assignment of benefits issue. We support SB75 as outlined below:
Assignment of Benefits - It is important to allow a patient the right to choose where they assign their out of network insurance benefits.
The Bill will not change the patient’s or the insurer’s current financial responsibility for out of network services and will not harm health care networks.
This bill only changes where the reimbursement check is sent.
· The bill requires a provider to notify the patient that they are out of network and that they may be billed for amounts not covered by their insurer.
· If after notification the patient still wants the out of network services, it is the patient’s choice as to whether or not he/she wants to assign his/her benefits to the provider.
Senate Bill 87
SB 87 is authored by Senator Patricia Miller and is opposed by the ISMA. SB 87 is language supported by the Department of Insurance and stops short of allowing the patient to chose to assign the benefits to the provider which means the check still goes to the patient with a note informing the patient the money is intended to pay the provider.
What is more alarming is that the bill contains language that is confusing and could open the door for a ban on balance billing. This is not acceptable in any form.
Please call the following members of the Senate Health and Provider Services Committee and express your support for SB 75 and opposition to SB87:
Patricia Miller, Chair R – Indianapolis 317-232-9489
Ryan D. Mishler R – Bremen 317-232-9443
Jean Leising R – Oldenburg 317-232-9054
Vaneta Becker R – Evansville 317-232-9494
Beverly Gard R – Greenfield 317-232-9493
Carlin Yoder R – Middlebury 317-232-9984
Edward E. Charbonneau R – Valparaiso 317-232-9494
Sue Errington D – Muncie 317-232-9526
Vi Simpson D – Bloomington 317-232-9427
Earline S. Rogers D – Gary 317-232-9491
Jean Breaux D – Indianapolis 317-232-9461
PLEASE CALL THE SENATE HEALTH & PROVIDER COMMITTEE!!!
The ISMA Government Relations Department needs your help regarding the ISMA’s efforts to pass legislation regarding assignment of benefits. SB 75 and SB 87 will be voted on by the members of the Senate Health and Providers Committee the upcoming weeks. Please call the Senate Health Committee members and ask them to support SB 75!!
Senate Bill 75
SB 75 is authored by Senator Gard who has worked with the ISMA to introduce comprehensive language regarding the assignment of benefits issue. We support SB75 as outlined below:
Assignment of Benefits - It is important to allow a patient the right to choose where they assign their out of network insurance benefits.
The Bill will not change the patient’s or the insurer’s current financial responsibility for out of network services and will not harm health care networks.
This bill only changes where the reimbursement check is sent.
· The bill requires a provider to notify the patient that they are out of network and that they may be billed for amounts not covered by their insurer.
· If after notification the patient still wants the out of network services, it is the patient’s choice as to whether or not he/she wants to assign his/her benefits to the provider.
Senate Bill 87
SB 87 is authored by Senator Patricia Miller and is opposed by the ISMA. SB 87 is language supported by the Department of Insurance and stops short of allowing the patient to chose to assign the benefits to the provider which means the check still goes to the patient with a note informing the patient the money is intended to pay the provider.
What is more alarming is that the bill contains language that is confusing and could open the door for a ban on balance billing. This is not acceptable in any form.
Please call the following members of the Senate Health and Provider Services Committee and express your support for SB 75 and opposition to SB87:
Patricia Miller, Chair R – Indianapolis 317-232-9489
Ryan D. Mishler R – Bremen 317-232-9443
Jean Leising R – Oldenburg 317-232-9054
Vaneta Becker R – Evansville 317-232-9494
Beverly Gard R – Greenfield 317-232-9493
Carlin Yoder R – Middlebury 317-232-9984
Edward E. Charbonneau R – Valparaiso 317-232-9494
Sue Errington D – Muncie 317-232-9526
Vi Simpson D – Bloomington 317-232-9427
Earline S. Rogers D – Gary 317-232-9491
Jean Breaux D – Indianapolis 317-232-9461
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