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Utah House amends and circles health insurance bill after heated debate over costs and scope
Summary
Members debated H.B. 120, a bill to extend dependent coverage, adopted amendments (exempting dependents with other group coverage and clarifying emergency care), rejected restoring a deleted cost-containment section in a close vote, then circled the bill for further amendment and placed it on the third-reading calendar during a wider calendar reshuffle.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House engaged in extended debate on Feb. 18, 1992, over House Bill 120, a measure addressing dependent health insurance coverage and related insurer contracting rules. Sponsors and opponents sparred over whether the bill would increase access to insurance or unintentionally raise premiums or advantage large insurers.
Rep. Evans, sponsor of H.B. 120, moved to uncircle the bill so it could be considered on the floor; Rep. Cindy Brown successfully offered an amendment to change the bill’s language on page 1, line 27 to read that coverage would not be required "except for dependents to whom group coverage is otherwise…
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