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Kansas Committee on Insurance receives bill introductions, schedules OptumRx visit
Summary
The Kansas Committee on Insurance heard eight bills from the Kansas Department of Insurance and one request from the American Council of Life Insurers; all measures were submitted for drafting with no objections. The committee also scheduled a field visit to OptumRx in Overland Park next Friday.
The Kansas Committee on Insurance, chaired by Representative Bill Sutton, heard requests to draft nine insurance-related bills and set a field visit to OptumRx in Overland Park.
Eric Turek, director of government affairs for the Kansas Department of Insurance, told the committee that “the department has 8 bills for introduction today,” and read brief summaries of each. Committee members raised no objections; the chair submitted each for drafting. Travis Grauerholz, appearing for the American Council of Life Insurers, requested a separate draft on travel insurance and the request was also submitted.
Why it matters: The measures address licensing, enforcement parity, reporting and audit rules, fiduciary protections for third-party administrators, and a proposed state system to verify auto insurance in real…
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