Connecticut Governor Signs Health Care Legislation to Reduce Costs and Increase Competition

Lexology June 22, 2023
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Yesterday, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law HB6669, “An Act Protecting Patients and Prohibiting Unnecessary Health Care Costs” (“the Act”), which seeks to reduce the costs of health care services for Connecticut residents. The Act is extensive and is aimed at increasing competition in the health care market, heightening price transparency, and reducing prescription drug costs. We have summarized key provisions of the Act below.

Payer-Provider Contracting Requirements (Effective July 1, 2024)

The Act prohibits healthcare providers, carriers, plan administrators, and any entities that contract on their behalf from offering, soliciting, requesting, renewing, or entering into health care contracts that directly or indirectly include all-or-nothing clauses, anti-steering clauses, anti-tiering clauses, or gag clauses. Under the Act, any such clause...

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