Section 11: Total Medical Expenses

As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meaning: [unchanged text not shown]

"Health status adjusted total medical expenses", the total cost of care for the patient population associated with a provider group based on allowed claims for all categories of medical expenses and all non-claims related payments to providers, adjusted by health status, and expressed on a per member per month basis, as calculated under section 6 and the regulations promulgated by the commissioner.  [unchanged text not shown]

Summary

Adds new definition of “Health Status Adjusted Total Medical Expense” within the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP) statute. This definition relates to health care payer reporting requirements. The Division of Insurance (DOI) and DHCFP will determine uniform methodologies for calculating and reporting insurer medical loss ratios, health status adjusted total medical expenses, hospital costs and expenses, and relative prices paid by insurers to providers. These agencies will collect and publicly report this information.