Gary Gates, Texas State Representative from the 28th district | Twitter Website
Gary Gates, Texas State Representative from the 28th district | Twitter Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the establishment of a bundled-pricing program to reduce certain health care costs in the state employees group benefits program’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill establishes a bundled-pricing program aimed at reducing health care costs within the state employees group benefits program. The program mandates that health benefit plans contract with health care facilities, physicians, or providers to offer consolidated rates for surgeries, covering all related fees. Participants typically will not have to pay deductibles or copayments, although exceptions exist for certain plans. Health care providers' participation is voluntary and cannot be coerced by facilities or plan administrators. Facilities and providers must apply for procedure approval and disclose pricing beforehand. The board of trustees oversees the program, including payment distribution and the publication of information online. The bill takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Gary Gates, chair of the House Committee on Land & Resource Management and member of the House Committee on Energy Resources, proposed no more bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Gary Gates is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 28th House district. He replaced previous state representative John Zerwas in 2020.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
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