Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, exempts utilization review agents who are accredited by National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) from payment of annual fee; authorizes utilization review programs for the mental health and chemical depende

The state of TN spends a tremendous amount of money on healthcare, but seemingly has no real way to collect information and know whether anything they do, and any policy they implement actually WORKS after the money is spend. That is NUTS! So, this bill intends to collect that information in a way that is not personally identifiable from the Insurance Companies and use it at a macro level to see trends and see where problems exist in the system, and where the State may apply for grants to address those issues. I listened to more than 30 minutes of committee discussion online and I see it as a necessary step to spending taxpayer money of healthcare issues. If we aren't willing to benchmark ourselves and gauge whether we are doing the right thing or not, then I say stop funding those programs NOW!

P.S. - I accidentally clicked "no" on this when I meant to say "yes" - not sure how I can undo it.