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Senate committee backs bill to require insurers to cover vasectomies
Summary
Senate File 1054, which would require insurance coverage for vasectomies, was recommended to pass to HHS after advocates and physicians testified the procedure is safe, cost-saving and promotes reproductive equity.
The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee voted March 6 to recommend Senate File 1054 to the Health and Human Services Committee. The bill would require insurers to cover vasectomies, typically a brief outpatient procedure, arguing it reduces morbidity compared with surgical alternatives and lowers downstream costs.
Advocates and clinicians testified in support. Sarah Gangelhoff of the…
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