PRINTER'S NO. 967
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
853
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY OBERLANDER, MILLARD, STRUZZI, KAUFFMAN, BARRAR,
MURT, BERNSTINE, PYLE, SAYLOR, HARKINS, SCHWEYER, LONGIETTI,
SCHLOSSBERG, DeLUCA, ZIMMERMAN, NELSON, PICKETT, DiGIROLAMO
AND T. DAVIS, MARCH 18, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MARCH 18, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 22, 1974 (P.L.589, No.205), entitled
"An act relating to unfair insurance practices; prohibiting
unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts
and practices; and prescribing remedies and penalties,"
further providing for unfair methods of competition and
unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5(a) of the act of July 22, 1974
(P.L.589, No.205), known as the Unfair Insurance Practices Act,
is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
Section 5. Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or
Deceptive Acts or Practices Defined.--(a) "Unfair methods of
competition" and "unfair or deceptive acts or practices" in the
business of insurance means:
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(15) Altering the coverage provided by a health insurance
policy, including, but not limited to, raising the premium,
copayment, coinsurance or deductible or denying or otherwise
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