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Committee releases bill clarifying coverage for medically necessary removal of excess skin
Summary
The House Economic Development, Banking, Insurance, and Commerce Committee released a bill requiring individual health insurance plans to cover medically necessary removal of excess skin and subcutaneous tissue.
The House Economic Development, Banking, Insurance, and Commerce Committee released a bill that would require individual health insurance plans to cover medically necessary removal of excess skin and subcutaneous tissue.
The bill’s sponsor described a constituent who, after substantial weight loss, faced medical issues from excess skin that her doctors deemed medically necessary to remove but whose insurer initially declined coverage. The sponsor said the bill would clarify coverage and make…
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