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Committee advances several health bills, including Medigap parity for ESRD/ALS and PA home-health signing
Summary
A House committee advanced multiple health bills in one session, including measures to let under-65 ESRD and ALS Medicare beneficiaries buy Medigap at standard age-65 rates and to allow physician assistants to sign home-health orders.
A House committee advanced multiple health-related measures during a single session, taking recorded action on several bills after testimony and debate.
Key outcomes:
- House Bill 323 (LC 46 10 64): Committee announced a do-pass recommendation for the bill that would allow Medicare-eligible Georgians with end-stage renal disease or ALS who are under 65 to buy Medicare supplement (Medigap) plans at the same premium rates charged to people 65 and older. The measure had extensive testimony from patients, national advocacy groups and insurers.
- House Bill 54…
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