120.997 Truth in Health Insurance:
MSSNY takes the position that all health insurance literature and contracts should be mandated to use a standardized form, written in laymen’s terms (easy to understand language), wherein excluded diseases, diagnoses, and medical procedures are appropriately identified in policies of contract holders. As a means of allowing subscribers to make informed decisions concerning their health insurance choices, the Medical Society of the State of New York is urging the New York State Insurance Department to support legislation which would amend the insurance law in relation to the adoption of current procedural terminology for use by health insurers, as well as requiring insurers to release information on the mode of payment in addition to the actual reimbursement for services rendered to enrolled subscribers. (HOD 1992-37; Reaffirm HOD 2014; Reaffirmed HOD 2024)
