ATLANTA (February 25, 2020) | Yesterday, Senate Bill 359, the “Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act” which was sponsored by Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R – Rome), received unanimous passage in the Senate. SB 359 provides for consumer protections against surprise billing by delineating an arbitration process between the insurer and provider, as well as establishing a maintained database of all-payer health claims and insurer payments.
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ATLANTA (January 15, 2020) | Today Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R – Rome) introduced a bill to address surprise billing in the healthcare industry. Senate Bill 293, the “Balance Billing Consumer Protection Act,” would help protect consumers from unexpected charges that may accrue when a patient receiving service from an out-of-network provider through an established price database and system of arbitration.
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ATLANTA (January 13, 2020) | Today, Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan (R – Carrollton), President Pro Tempore Butch Miller (R – Gainesville), Senate Majority Whip Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega), Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R – Rome), Sen. Dean Burke (R – Bainbridge) and Sen. Randy Robertson (R – Cataula) outlined the 2020 session legislative priorities for the Senate Majority Caucus.
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ATLANTA (September 9, 2019) | Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R – Rome) will host the second meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses on September 17, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. in Augusta, Georgia.
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ATLANTA (August 21, 2019) | Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R – Rome) will host the first meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. in room 450 at the Georgia State Capitol. The members of the Senate study committee will be joined by members of the House Study Committee on Evaluating and Simplifying Physician Oversight of Midlevel Providers, chaired by Rep. Mark Newton (R – Augusta). Continue reading “First Meeting of Study Committees to Evaluate and Simplify Physician Oversight”