An Act relative to health insurance and incarcerated individuals

HD 1608 requires health insurance carriers to cover all medically necessary care for incarcerated individuals who have health insurance through themselves or their family. If the individual or family cannot pay co-pays or deductibles, the insurance company can seek reimbursement from the Department of Corrections instead. The bill also mandates that insurers waive extra fees for using non-preferred medical providers while the person is incarcerated. This directly affects incarcerated people with health insurance, their insurers, and the Department of Corrections.