HB297 Relative to providing self-funded employer health benefit plans access to their claims data.
Relative to providing self-funded employer health benefit plans access to their claims data.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Employers who opt in may use utilization reports to reduce plan costs and lower premiums for employees, though the fiscal note notes this could indeterminably decrease state Insurance Premium Tax revenue over time.
Your Community
The bill is administrative in nature and does not directly affect local community services or schools.
Your Freedom
The bill expands employer access to their own claims data and explicitly protects employer autonomy by making participation voluntary and clarifying no reporting obligations are imposed on employers.
Status
Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 151; eff.08/18/2026
Sponsor
Carry Spier (D)
The Short Version
This bill allows self-funded employer health plans to voluntarily submit their claims data to New Hampshire's state health database and receive back de-identified reports on their own plan's utilization. Employers must be notified annually of this opt-in option. The bill could modestly reduce state tax revenue if employers use the data to lower health care costs.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Self-funded employers seeking to optimize their health benefit plans and potentially reduce costs
- ▲ Employees of participating employers if plan optimization leads to lower premiums
- ▲ The state's healthcare transparency and data collection goals through broader database participation
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ State general fund if employer cost-optimization reduces Insurance Premium Tax revenue (amount indeterminable per fiscal note)
- ▼ Insurance carriers and third-party administrators required to provide annual opt-in notices
Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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