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Committee hears mixed views on extending group plan coverage to naturopathic doctors
Summary
SB550 would change group-plan language to require coverage of naturopathic providers when services are covered; doctors and patients urged passage to reduce inconsistent access, while carriers noted they already cover some services and warned of drafting and implementation nuances.
Concord — Testimony on SB550 focused on a change to state group-insurance language that would require group plans to cover licensed naturopathic providers for covered services.
Senator David Rochefort, sponsor, described the bill as a narrow change converting permissive language into a requirement for group plans and called it a ‘‘soft mandate’’ limited to provider coverage rather than specific services. He said only a small number of naturopathic doctors currently…
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