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Committee backs bill to require insurer coverage for lactation services
Summary
The House Insurance & Commerce Committee voted to advance House Bill 13-33, which would require private and public insurers to cover breastfeeding and lactation‑consultant services; committee members adopted a non‑substantive amendment that clarifies which provider types may deliver those services.
Representative Ashley Hudson (R‑District 75) told the House Insurance & Commerce Committee that House Bill 13‑33 would mandate coverage for breastfeeding and lactation consultant services and make that coverage more consistent across insurers.
The bill won committee approval after members adopted a non‑substantive amendment that “rearranges the wording” and clarifies “which types of providers could provide these services,” Hudson said. The committee approved the amendment by voice vote and then gave the bill a do‑pass recommendation as amended.
Why it matters: Supporters, including physicians and lactation professionals, told the committee that easier access to lactation services can improve…
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