LCO No. 822 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 453 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 822 Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE Introduced by: SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING THAT HEALTH CARRIERS ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COLLECTION OF OUT -OF-POCKET EXPENSES FOR COVERED BENEFITS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 38a of the general statutes be amended to require that health 1 carriers (1) collect any coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-2 of-pocket expense due and owing for a covered benefit that the health 3 care provider provided to the insured, and (2) pay, after a certain period 4 of time, such unpaid out-of-pocket expense due and owing for such 5 covered benefit. 6 Statement of Purpose: To require that health carriers (1) collect any coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket expense due and owing for a covered benefit that the health care provider provided to the insured, and (2) pay, after a certain period of time, such unpaid out-of-pocket expense due and owing for such covered benefit.