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Committee approves bill requiring insurers to cover GLP‑1 drugs, removes Medicaid trigger
Summary
The committee adopted Representative Aaron Pilkington’s amendment that rewrote HB1332: Medicaid coverage was removed, DHS will track obesity-related medication use and costs, and private insurers must cover GLP‑1 medications while retaining discretion to set authorization standards. The committee passed the bill as amended by voice vote.
The House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee adopted an amendment that rewrote House Bill 1332 and then voted to pass the measure as amended.
Representative Aaron Pilkington (R‑District 45) told the committee the amendment removes Medicaid from the bill and instead requires the Department of Human Services to track obesity‑related…
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