Recovery of Medical Assistance from Third Party; certain provisions to comply with federal law; revise

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-4-148 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to recovery of medical assistance from third party liable for sickness, injury, disease, or disability, so as to revise certain provisions to comply with federal law; to bar liable third-party payers from refusing payment solely because a healthcare item or service did not receive prior authorization; to require a third-party payer to respond to an inquiry from the Department of Commun…

Source: OpenStates · fetched May 14, 2025

Who it affects

Medicaid / public insurance

via Georgians for a Healthy Future: Third-Party Payer Accountability for Medicaid Claims - ensures third-party payers are accountable for Medicaid claims

Low-income / working-class

via Georgians for a Healthy Future: Third-Party Payer Accountability for Medicaid Claims - ensures third-party payers are accountable for Medicaid claims

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Medicaid / public insurancedirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via Georgians for a Healthy Future
Third-Party Payer Accountability for Medicaid Claims - ensures third-party payers are accountable for Medicaid claims
Low-income / working-classdirectModerate impactMedium certainty
via Georgians for a Healthy Future
Third-Party Payer Accountability for Medicaid Claims - ensures third-party payers are accountable for Medicaid claims

What the Bill Does

PASSED.

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