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Committee appoints subcommittees for autism and health-insurance mandate bills after testimony on service gaps
Summary
Chairman Hunt named members to lead subcommittees on Senate Bill 5353 (autism spectrum) and House Bill 1571 (health-insurance mandate). A speaker raised concerns that some children with Down syndrome are being denied coverage for behavioral services and cited a Massachusetts cost estimate of 18¢ per capita.
The Commerce and Consumer Affairs committee on [date not specified] appointed subcommittees to continue work on two health-related bills: Senate Bill 5353 (addressing autism-spectrum topics) and House Bill 1571 (a health-insurance mandate). Chairman Hunt said he will run the subcommittees and named members he expects to participate.
Chairman Hunt said the subcommittee roster will include Hunt, Spear, Julio (as recorded in the transcript) and Waltz/Walsh; he urged members of both…
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