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Committee Approves Study of Health-Care Mandates After Industry and Business Groups Urge Review

2713920 · March 20, 2025
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Summary

The Political Subdivisions Committee recommended a legislative management study of health-care mandates after testimony from insurers and business groups about rising premium costs and many proposed mandates. The committee approved a due-pass recommendation to advance the study.

Senate Bill 22-49 would direct the Legislative Management to study health-care mandates. Proponents said the study is needed to understand the cumulative cost of state and federal coverage mandates and to inform future policymaking.

Senator Jeff Bard, sponsor of the item, said the measure evolved from a bill on step therapy and that, after stakeholder conversations, it is now a request for a study to examine…

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