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Committee hears competing Medigap proposals to expand enrollment rights and change rating rules; bills held
Summary
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on April 3 considered S.B. 610 and S.B. 167 (Leader Lawson) and S.B. 267 (Senator Ujifusa), bills that would expand guaranteed‑issue rights and change rating rules for Medicare supplement policies.
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services heard three related measures on April 3 that seek to change how Medicare supplement (Medigap) policies are issued and rated in Rhode Island. Leader Lawson sponsored S.B. 610 (with S.B. 167 introduced together), and Senator Ujifusa presented S.B. 267; all three were held by the committee.
Corey King of the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) told the committee S.B. 610 aims to “create more consistent market rules” for Medigap by allowing an annual open enrollment period with guaranteed‑issue rights, shifting rating from attained‑age to…
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