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Committee advances health‑insurance reforms adding site‑neutral payments and new reporting

Senate Health and Welfare Committee · March 14, 2026
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The Senate Health and Welfare Committee advanced H585 (revision 3.2), a package of health insurance changes that expands site‑neutral reimbursement requirements to occupational therapy and athletic training, requires DFR reporting on association health plans, and replaces a prescription‑drug section with a directed study of plan‑design flexibility.

The Senate Health and Welfare Committee advanced H585 (revision 3.2), a health‑insurance reform bill that would expand site‑neutral reimbursement rules, require state reporting on association health plans, and study plan‑design flexibility for prescription‑drug cost sharing.

Jen Harvey of the Office of Legislative Counsel told the committee the draft adds a requirement that, by 01/15/2027, the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) report on federal law and projected impacts of expanding access to association health plans beginning 01/01/2028 and the likely effects on enrollment and premiums. "On or before…

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