Limit the amount a provider can charge an enrollee for denied covered services

This bill limits how much healthcare providers can charge patients when a health insurance plan denies coverage for a service that should be covered. Under the new rule, providers can only bill enrollees up to the negotiated payment rate plus 20 percent for these denied services. Payments made by patients for these charges will count toward their insurance deductibles. The bill does not require health plans to cover out-of-network services or services outside their plan's coverage. It applies to health insurance companies and healthcare providers in Minnesota.