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House passes bill to require insurers to cover medical foods for metabolic disorders
Summary
The House passed First Substitute HB205, requiring insurers to cover formula and modified food products for certain inborn metabolic disorders (such as PKU). Sponsors said the measure is cost‑effective and humanitarian; opponents warned about insurance mandates and market effects. Final vote was 66‑4.
The Utah House passed First Substitute House Bill 205 on Jan. 22, 1998, directing insurers to cover medical formula and modified food products used to treat inborn errors of metabolism, such as phenylketonuria (PKU). The measure passed the House by a vote of 66 yes and 4 no and will move to the Senate for consideration.
Sponsor Representative Tricia S. Beck told the chamber the change had been vetted in interim committee and with the Health Insurance Association. She said the requirement directs the insurance commissioner to establish by rule coverage levels consistent with major medical benefits…
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