What's happening
This bill prohibits insurance companies from issuing long-term care policies that duplicate existing coverage already held by the insured.
Why it matters
Protects consumers from paying for redundant insurance. by ensuring they don’t unknowingly purchase long-term care policies that duplicate benefits they already have, which could lead to unnecessary extra costs.
Helps prevent confusion and complexity in insurance coverage. , reducing the risk that policyholders believe they have more or different coverage than they actually do, which can be especially important for older adults or those managing multiple insurance policies.
Shifts some responsibility onto insurance companies. to verify a consumer’s existing coverage before issuing a new long-term care policy, potentially leading to improved industry practices and more thorough pre-sale assessments.
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Stop Duplicate Long-Term Care
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Sponsors
11 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to insurance
- Referred to insurance
Companion bill
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Ban Duplicate Health Policies
In Senate Committee · Insurance · Sponsor Leroy Comrie
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4308
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. COOK, PEOPLES-STOKES, ORTIZ, BLAKE, D'URSO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, GOTTFRIED, HYNDMAN, MOSLEY -read once and referred to the Committee on Insurance
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to prohibiting duplicate coverage relative to long term health care policies
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1117 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) No policy of insurance covering long term care issued subject to the provisions of this section shall provide any type of coverage to an insured which the insured already has in force and effect at the time of execution of such a policy covering long term care.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07989-01-9
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