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Senate narrows diabetes‑coverage bill with physician‑prescription requirement; SB160 moves to third reading
Summary
Senators adopted an amendment tightening SB160 to require diabetes education and certain devices be provided "as prescribed by a physician" and to set an effective date; amendment passed and SB160 advanced to the third‑reading calendar (18‑7, 4 absent).
Senator Nielsen introduced Senate Bill 160, saying the bill would provide a health benefit for people with diabetes that did not previously exist in statute. "This bill is a provision for people with diabetes to give a a health benefit that's not at now present," the sponsor said.
Senator Allen offered an amendment (Amendment 4) that narrowed the bill’s scope by…
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