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House defers health-insurance amendments after heated debate over dependent coverage and portability
Summary
Lawmakers debated House Bill 120, a package to extend dependent coverage to unmarried dependents up to age 26 and limit repeated preexisting-condition exclusions; after questions on scope, cost and proposed amendments, the House voted to circle (defer) the bill to allow sponsors to refine language.
Representative Vaughn Evans introduced House Bill 120 as a package from the interim Access to Health Care Committee intended to expand dependent coverage and improve portability. "House bill 120 as amended does two things: First, it extends coverage for unmarried dependents through age 26. Second, it provides for continuation of coverage so a person who has met preexisting-condition requirements and maintained coverage for a year can change…
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