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Pa. House approves bill requiring insurers to cover immunizations after close floor vote
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The Pennsylvania House on Wednesday passed House Bill 18 28, requiring insurers to cover recommended immunizations, after extended debate and a recorded vote of 104 yeas to 99 nays.
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House on Wednesday passed House Bill 18 28, a bill described by its sponsors as protecting access to immunization by requiring insurers to cover vaccines. Lawmakers adopted the measure after extended floor debate and a recorded vote of 104 yeas to 99 nays.
Proponents said the bill removes a potential financial barrier to vaccination by making coverage for recommended immunizations explicit. Representative Venkat (R-Allegheny County), the bill’s prime sponsor, invoked historical public-health precedents on the…
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