Committee advances plan to fund bariatric coverage through state defrayal option
Senate Bill 464 (discussed as SB 461/464) was reported with amendments; proponents said the measure would let the state partially or fully defray costs of a prior bariatric mandate so insurers cover surgeries based on available funding.
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Ryan Haney of the Louisiana Bariatric Association and Frank (Department of Insurance) told the committee that SB 464 modifies earlier Act 504 language to allow implementation of a bariatric surgery benefit through the state defrayal mechanism — either full defrayal or partial funding with insurer obligations scaled to available public funding.
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