S. 2308: Prompt Payment of Health Benefits Claims Act of 2004
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S. 2308: Prompt Payment of Health Benefits Claims Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-08 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4046-4048)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4046-4048) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Prompt Payment of Health Benefits Claims Act of 2004
Plain summary
Prompt Payment of Health Benefits Claims Act of 2004 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and issuers of group health insurance to: (1) acknowledge receipt of claims within ten days; (2) notify claimants, within ten days, of any deficiency in submitted claims and of additional information necessary to correct the deficiency; (3) pay complete and uncontested claims and any uncontested portions of claims within ten days if submitted electronically or within 30 days otherwise; and (4) pay escalating, monthly interest for failing to pay claims within such periods. Provides that claims are deemed complete ten days after receipt if no notice of any deficiency is given to the claimant. Prohibits retaliation by the plan or issuer for claimants exercising rights under this Act. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to impose fines for willful and knowing violations of this Act or patterns of repeated violations of this Act. Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply the provisions of this Act to plans issued in the individual market. Amends the Social Security Act to apply these requirements to Medicare Advantage plans, prescription drug plans, and Medicaid managed care plans. Allows State laws that provide equal or more stringent requirements, standards, or implementation specifications than imposed under this Act.
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Prompt Payment of Health Benefits Claims Act of 2004
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] · 4 cosponsors
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Jack Reed (D-RI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2308.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>
Record fed-us-cong108-s2308 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108