One bill moved in the New Hampshire legislature on August 7, 2026, returning from dead status to active consideration. The activity was limited to a single piece of healthcare legislation that had previously stalled.
On the Move
HB 1813, sponsored by Rep. Julie Miles (R), would regulate how health insurance carriers modify contracts with healthcare providers. Specifically, it would limit carriers’ ability to make unilateral changes to provider contracts — changes that healthcare providers would otherwise have little power to contest. The bill has been referred for interim study, meaning a committee will examine it further before any floor vote, and it is no longer considered dead.
Interim study is a procedural step that keeps a bill alive between sessions. Bills referred this way sometimes return in a revised form; others do not advance further. Healthcare providers — including independent physicians, clinics, and hospitals that contract with insurers — would be the most directly affected if the bill eventually becomes law.
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