601.423 Social and financial impact reports.

(1) Definition. In this section, “health insurance mandate" means a statute of this state that does any of the following:

(am) Requires an insurance policy, plan, or contract to do any of the following:

1. Permit a person insured under the policy, plan or contract to obtain treatment or services from a particular type of health care provider, including, but not limited to, requiring a health maintenance organization, preferred provider plan, limited service health organization or other plan to select a particular type of health care provider for participation in the plan.

2. Provide coverage for the treatment of a particular disease, condition or other health care need.

3. Provide coverage of a particular type of health care treatment or service, or of equipment, supplies or drugs used in connection with a health care treatment or service.

4. Provide coverage for particular persons because of their relation to the insured or legal status with respect to the insured, or for any other reason.

(bm) Requires a particular benefit design or imposes conditions on cost sharing under an insurance policy, plan, or contract for the treatment of a particular disease, condition, or other health care need, for a particular type of health care treatment or service, or for the provision of equipment, supplies, or drugs used in connection with a health care treatment or service.

(cm) Imposes limits or conditions on a contract between an insurer and a health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1).

(2) Preparation of report.

(a) Subject to par. (b), the office shall submit a report on the social and financial impact of any health insurance mandate contained in any bill or amendment affecting an insurance policy, plan, or contract, or, if the office decides not to submit a report, a written statement explaining the reason for not preparing the report, to the chief clerk of the house of the legislature in which the bill or amendment is introduced or offered.

(b)

1. The office shall submit the report or written statement for a bill within 10 working days after receiving the copy of the bill from the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.0966 (2) (b).

2. The office shall submit the report or written statement within 10 working days after receiving a copy of the amendment from the legislative reference bureau under s. 13.0966 (2) (b). The office is not required to prepare or submit a report or written statement for an amendment if, by the end of the next business day after receiving a copy of the amendment from the legislative reference bureau, the amendment has failed adoption or failed to be reported out of committee.

(3) Contents of report.

(a) Social impact factors. Any report prepared under sub. (2) shall assess to the extent possible all of the following social impact factors that are relevant to the type of health insurance mandate created, expanded, or continued by the bill or amendment:

1. The portion of this state's residents who use the treatments or services covered by the health insurance mandate.

2. The extent to which individuals under subd. 1. use these treatments or services.

3. The availability of insurance coverage for these treatments or services.

4. The number of persons who would be eligible for coverage under the health insurance mandate, and the availability of insurance coverage for these persons without the health insurance mandate.

(b) Financial impact factors. Any report prepared under sub. (2) shall assess to the extent possible all of the following financial impact factors that are relevant to the type of health insurance mandate created, expanded, or continued by the bill or amendment:

1. Whether the health insurance mandate may increase or decrease the costs of the treatments or services covered by the health insurance mandate.

2. Whether the health insurance mandate would increase the use of the treatments or services covered by the health insurance mandate.

3. Whether any increased use under subd. 2. would substitute for more expensive treatments or services.

4. The impact of the health insurance mandate on total costs of health care in this state.

5. Whether the health insurance mandate may increase the administrative costs to insurance companies and the premium costs to policyholders.

History: 1987 a. 177; 2015 a. 288; 2017 a. 239.