Various health care matters. Provides that the state employee health plan statute does not prohibit the state personnel department from directly contracting with health care providers for health care services for state employees. Provides that if a woman who is in premature labor presents to a hospital, the hospital must inform the woman of the hospital's capabilities of treating the born alive infant and managing a high risk pregnancy. Sets forth requirements that a hospital must meet concerning: (1) a woman who is in premature labor; and (2) a born alive infant. Changes the date that ambulatory outpatient surgical centers are required to begin posting certain pricing information from March 31, 2021, to December 31, 2021. Specifies that the pricing information posted is the standard charge rather than the weighted average negotiated charge and sets forth what is included in the standard charge. Specifies that if an ambulatory outpatient surgical center offers less than 30 additional services, the center is required to post all of the services the center provides. Requires a hospital to post pricing information in compliance with the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as in effect on January 1, 2021, if: (1) the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule is repealed; or (2) federal enforcement of the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule is stopped. Defines "health carrier" for purposes of the law on health provider contracts. Prohibits the inclusion in a health provider contract of any provision that would: (1) prohibit the disclosure of health care service claims data, including for use in the all payer claims data base; (2) limit the ability of a health carrier or health provider facility to disclose the allowed amount and fees of services to any insured or enrollee, or to the treating health provider facility or physician of the insured or enrollee; or (3) limit the ability of a health carrier or health provider facility to disclose out-of-pocket costs to an insured or an enrollee. Requires the department of insurance to issue a report to: (1) the legislative council; and (2) the interim study committees on financial institutions and insurance and public health, behavioral health, and human services; setting forth its suggestions for revising the department's administrative rules to reduce the regulatory costs incurred by employers seeking to provide health coverage for their employees through multiple employer welfare arrangements.

Statutes affected:
1. Introduced House Bill (H): 4-6-3-3, 5-10-8-7, 16-21-17-1, 16-22-8-30, 27-1-37-7
2. House Bill (H): 4-6-3-3, 5-10-8-7, 16-21-17-0.5, 16-21-17-1, 16-22-8-30, 27-1-37-7
3. Engrossed House Bill (H): 4-6-3-3, 5-10-8-7, 16-21-17-0.5, 16-21-17-1, 27-1-37-7
4. Engrossed House Bill (H): 4-6-3-3, 5-10-8-7, 16-21-17-0.5, 16-21-17-1, 27-1-37-7
5. House Bill (S): 4-6-3-3, 5-10-8-7, 16-21-17-0.5, 16-21-17-1, 27-1-37-7
6. Engrossed House Bill (S): 4-6-3-3, 5-10-8-7, 16-21-17-1, 16-24.5-1-2, 27-1-37-7, 16-21-17-0.5
7. Enrolled House Bill (H): 4-6-3-3, 5-10-8-7, 16-21-17-1, 16-24.5-1-2, 27-1-37-7