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Senate advances health‑benefit bill protecting clinical benefits after a terminal diagnosis
Summary
Senators debated and approved health benefit plan language that sponsors say prevents insurers from changing clinical benefits when a policyholder is diagnosed with a terminal illness; supporters noted comparable protections enacted in other states and industry signaled support for the statutory clarification.
Senator Bramble presented Senate Bill 271 on the floor, saying the bill would prevent health insurers from unilaterally changing the clinical benefits in a policy when a member is diagnosed with a terminal illness. The sponsor said evidence from other states raised concerns and…
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