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Committee hears House Bill 18-35 on exchanges and Arkansas Works marketing; no final vote
Summary
The committee heard House Bill 18-35, which clarifies that the insurance department should not market the exchanges; sponsors removed Arkansas Works from the bill to secure broader support and the department said it has no objection, but the committee took no final vote.
The Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee suspended rules to hear House Bill 18-35, which clarifies code language governing the insurance department's role in marketing insurance exchanges.
Sen. Ballenger, presenting the bill, said the amended version "really doesn't do anything at all" but was intended to prevent the insurance…
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