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Finance panel reviews bill to require insurance coverage for PANDAS/PANS treatments
Summary
Lawmakers in the Finance committee heard testimony on a bill that would require major medical plans to cover diagnosis and treatments for PANDAS and PANS, including immunoglobulin therapy (IVIG); sponsors and counsel flagged rare case counts but substantial per‑patient costs and requested clinical and fiscal testimony.
An insurer‑coverage bill for two pediatric neuropsychiatric conditions drew a first briefing in the Bennett Finance Committee on Jan. 27. An unnamed sponsor introduced the draft and said members should hear from clinicians and affected families before deciding next steps.
The sponsor told the committee the legislation would require major medical health insurance plans to provide coverage for the medically necessary diagnosis and treatment of Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections (PANDAS) and Pediatric Acute‑onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS). "What this bill would do in my understanding ... would just mandate that insurance companies cover this 1 aspect of treatment that's not…
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