SB 5883 - DIGEST

(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 1ST SUB)

     Finds that well-informed and actively involved consumers are essential in making the promise of managed care a reality.

     Declares an intent of the legislature to prohibit the withholding of information regarding health care benefits, services, treatment options, and plan performance comparisons to enrollees and the general public, and it is also the intent of the legislature to improve consumer understanding of their health care coverage and health care services.