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Senate advances bill to let terminally ill Utahns access life-insurance funds

Utah State Senate · February 2, 1994
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Summary

Senate debated and placed Senate Bill 66, which would allow people with terminal or catastrophic illnesses to access life-insurance proceeds or accelerated benefits; proponents said the change gives patients an option other than Medicaid and could reduce state costs. The bill was placed on the third-reading calendar.

Senators discussed and advanced legislation aimed at giving terminally ill policyholders additional options to access life-insurance proceeds.

Senate Bill 66 would permit certain policy transactions or accelerated access for people with terminal or catastrophic illnesses, confinement to nursing homes, or…

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