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House approves voluntary coverage substitute for amino-acid formula after debate
Summary
The Utah House passed a substituted bill making insurance coverage for physician-prescribed amino-acid formulas voluntary and directing industry and stakeholders to pursue voluntary solutions; sponsor said the change protects patients with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders while addressing lawmakers' concerns about mandates.
The Utah House on Feb. 28 approved a substituted measure aimed at increasing access to amino-acid–based medical formulas for patients with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders while avoiding a legislative insurance mandate.
Representative Moss, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the disorder — known as EGID — can make routine feeding impossible for some children and adults and that amino-acid formulas are "life or death" for some patients. She said the substitute changes mandatory…
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