Proposed Bill Would Bar Health Insurance Companies from Requiring Providers to Accept Virtual Credit Card Payments

Tuesday, October 14th, 2025 -- 12:00 PM

(Wisconsin Radio Network) A bill being considered at the Capitol would bar health insurance companies from requiring providers to accept virtual credit card payments.

According to the Wisconsin Radio Network, chiropractor and state Representative Clint Moses of Menomonee is the bill’s author. At a recent public hearing he said this payment method has a pitfall for providers, sticking them with the fee that they end up having to absorb and basically pass on to their other patients.

Patrick Tepe, a dentist and legislative advocacy chair of the Wisconsin Dental Association, compared virtual credit card payment requirements to deductions on your paycheck that you didn’t authorize. He said the payment method is not only not transparent, but is not fair business practice.

The bill wouldn’t prohibit health care providers from accepting virtual credit card payments, but insurance companies would have to make any extra associated costs clear in contracts with providers.

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