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Committee holds brief hearing on SB 527 about Medicaid coverage for IVF; sponsors seek tabling
Summary
Senate Bill 527, which would require Medicaid coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF) in some form, received public opposition focusing on costs and ethical concerns. Sponsor Senator Laura Smith requested tabling and the committee later moved to table the bill during executive action.
Senate Bill 527 drew a short hearing and public comment focused on the cost and ethical dimensions of funding in vitro fertilization through taxpayer-supported programs.
Senator Laura Smith, who represents parts of Jefferson and Lewis and Clark counties, opened the hearing and asked the committee to table the bill. ‘‘I request that this bill be tabled,’’ Smith said, signaling she would not press for immediate action amid concerns raised by opponents and inaccuracies she did not plan to address in that hearing.
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