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Committee advances doula bill after amendment clarifying beneficiary language; debate centered on Medicaid fit and budget priorities
Summary
Senate Bill 319, which would revise health care laws related to doulas and Medicaid coverage, was amended and passed out of committee. Supporters argued the service benefits vulnerable birthing people; opponents said Medicaid priorities and fiscal constraints weigh against expansion.
The committee considered Senate Bill 319, a bill to revise health care law as it relates to doulas. Senator McGillivray offered a narrow amendment to clarify language in line 20 to reference pregnant people (the amendment text referenced 'women' in committee discussion). The amendment was adopted and the committee later passed the bill in…
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