State Efforts to Restrict Health Insurer Use of “Most Favored Nation” Clauses in Provider Contracts Continue to Multiply

By James M. Burns Over the last several years, several states have considered legislation that prohibits health insurers from including “most favored nation” clauses – provisions that guarantee the insurer is receiving as favorable a reimbursement rate from the provider as it offers any other insurer – in their provider contracts. The frequency with which …