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Last action · March 2, 2026
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Introduced March 2, 2026

Senate
Adjourned Sine Die
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to health insurer contracts with participating providers.

Create a new section of Subtitle 17A of KRS Chapter 304 to prohibit insurers offering or providing health benefit plans from changing a participating provider's reimbursement, payment methodology, fee schedule, or claim adjudication terms through any provider manual, policy update, or other document incorporated by reference in the agreement; provide that a change to a material term affecting reimbursement shall be effective only by written amendment executed by both parties; provide that the requirements are…

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This bill would prohibit health insurance companies from changing how much they pay doctors and other health care providers by quietly updating policy manuals or other documents attached to contracts. Any change to payment terms would have to be agreed to in writing by both the insurer and the provider, and any change made without that mutual agreement would be legally void. Who it may affect: doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers who contract with health insurance companies in Kentucky.

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Legislative History

Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)

Primary Sponsor

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Portrait of Stephen Meredith

Stephen Meredith

Senator · Senate District 05

Primary sponsor
Stephen.Meredith@kylegislature.gov

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