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Senate committee hears bill to let spouses keep state retiree coverage if retiree goes on Medicaid
Summary
A bill sponsored by Senator Wicklund would allow spouses who were dependents on a state retiree's health plan to continue buying coverage if the retiree stops their plan for reasons other than death, a change prompted by a Richfield constituent with ALS.
Senator Wicklund introduced Senate File 2668 on April 1, asking the committee to consider a change to the State Retiree Health Plan that would allow a surviving or dependent spouse to continue purchasing retiree insurance if the retiree discontinues coverage for reasons other than death.
The bill grew out of a constituent request from Richfield. Mark Schoenbaum, a retired state employee who testified by Zoom, described his situation: "A couple years ago, I was diagnosed with ALS," he said. "If I exhaust my resources…
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