Bill > LD1663

This bill requires the Maine Health Data Organization (MHDO), a state agency responsible for collecting and reporting health care information, to expand its existing public website to include average payment amounts from public health insurance programs like Medicare and MaineCare (Maine's Medicaid program), in addition to the current reporting of commercial payor rates. Specifically, the bill mandates that the MHDO report these public payor average payment amounts for common health care procedures across different health care settings using the same format and level of detail currently used for commercial insurance payments. This transparency measure will provide patients, researchers, and policymakers with a more comprehensive view of health care pricing, allowing for better understanding of how different insurance types reimburse medical services and potentially helping consumers make more informed health care decisions.

Health and Social Services

https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1663&snum=132