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House approves study to examine whether insurance premiums should reflect lifestyle choices
Summary
Senate Bill 122 adds study language asking the Health Policy Commission to examine whether insurers should rate premiums based on lifestyle choices (such as tobacco or alcohol use); proponents framed it as informational, opponents warned the language is too broad. The House passed the measure 50–14.
The House approved Senate Bill 122 on March 3, 1997, to add study language to the Health Policy Commission’s agenda: whether health insurance premiums should be rated based on lifestyle choices. The bill is explicit that the measure directs study, not immediate policy change.
Supporters said the commission’s…
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