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Committee advances bill letting judges order private insurance for children in certain child-support or custody cases; advocacy group urges caution
Summary
The Ways and Means General Fund Committee gave HB 177, as amended, a favorable report after testimony from Alabama Arise and a discussion of an amendment clarifying reimbursement language and federal-law compliance.
The Ways and Means General Fund Committee gave House Bill 177, as amended, a favorable report after a public hearing that included testimony from Alabama Arise and a discussion of an amendment intended to reconcile the bill with state and federal requirements.
Representative Robbins, the bill sponsor, told the committee the bill would permit a judge in domestic-relations or custody proceedings to order a parent with employer-provided insurance to put the child on that private plan, with Medicaid serving as a supplemental policy so "no child will ever be left without insurance." Robbins said the change is intended to add enforcement "teeth" to existing law so that parents who can cover a child do not rely on Medicaid.
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