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Committee hears bill to end deductibles for labor and delivery starting 2026

2715325 · March 20, 2025
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Representative Alicia Rule told the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee that engrossed substitute House Bill 1291 would exempt labor and delivery services from enrollee deductibles starting in 2026.

Representative Alicia Rule, prime sponsor of engrossed substitute House Bill 1291, told the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee on March 20 that the bill would reduce out-of-pocket costs for pregnant people and newborns by exempting labor and delivery services from enrollee deductibles beginning in 2026.

Committee staff Greg Attanasio summarized the bill’s background, saying the 2023…

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