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Committee splits on coverage bill addressing reproductive and gender-affirming care; tabling motion fails and bill gets due pass with mixed votes
Summary
SB89 would protect existing insurance coverage for reproductive and gender-affirming care, allow midyear enrollment for pregnancy, and require Medicaid coverage for certain items; supporters cited recent denials and consumer harm while opponents raised religious and fiscal concerns. Committee voted a do‑pass recommendation on a 6–4 roll call after a failed tabling motion.
Senate Bill 89, presented by Senator Bergman on Feb. 13, would align multiple insurance provisions — including guaranteed coverage for a range of reproductive and gender‑affirming health services in statute, midyear enrollment when pregnant, and Medicaid coverage clarifications such as double electric breast pumps — and update definitions to conform with related bills.
Public testimony and advocacy
Supporters from reproductive‑justice and LGBTQ organizations described real-world…
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