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House backs plan for pool for ‘uninsurables,’ limits startup funding to $75,000
Summary
After lengthy debate about fiscal risk, the House approved HB67 to create a comprehensive insurance pool for people who cannot obtain coverage; lawmakers amended an original $3 million fiscal note to a $75,000 planning appropriation to fund actuarial studies and program setup.
The Utah House on Feb. 23 approved House Bill 67, a plan to create a comprehensive health‑insurance pool intended to make coverage available to individuals the private market deems uninsurable.
Sponsor Representative Jean R. Davis described the program as a vehicle to prevent catastrophic medical expenses from forcing families onto public assistance and to protect small businesses…
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