A.G. File No. 2003-028

Voluntary Health Plan Arbitration Act of 2004

August 19, 2003

 


This measure would enact the Voluntary Health Plan Arbitration Act of 2004, which would prohibit HMOs from requiring, as a condition of plan membership, that potential enrollees agree to binding arbitration or any other dispute procedure that requires enrollees to waive the right to a trial in court. The same prohibition would apply to all contracts for health or disability insurance, including PPOs.