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Committee moves several other insurance‑related House bills forward
Summary
The Senate Insurance Committee reported multiple bills favorably by voice consent, including measures on Medicare Advantage integrative care (HB1176), colorectal‑screening follow‑up coverage (HB1196), contractor license verification for property‑damage checks (HB1162), referrals modernization (HB826) and insurer investment/solvency limits (HB1151).
Beyond the multilateral debates over biosimilars and pharmacy reimbursement, the committee advanced several additional insurance‑related bills by voice consent.
- HB1176 (Rep. Freeman): Allows certain integrative cancer treatments to be considered under Medicare Advantage plan coverage; a technical amendment was adopted and the bill was moved favorably.
- HB1196 (Rep. Freeman): Clarifies coverage for follow‑up colonoscopies when a polyp is found; a technical amendment was adopted and the bill was moved favorably.
- HB1162 (Rep. Glorioso): Requires insurers to verify a contractor is licensed in Louisiana before issuing a property‑damage payment payable to the contractor; the committee adopted clarifying amendments and moved the bill favorably.
- HB826 (Rep. Green): Modernizes referral rules to permit referrals by email or website address in addition to name and phone number; the committee moved the bill favorably.
- HB1151 (Rep. Bam): Tightens investment and solvency limits for insurers (caps on equity allocations, prohibition on uncovered short sales, tailored limits for life and non‑life insurers); stakeholders from the Department of Insurance and market participants were present and the bill was moved favorably.
Most of these items were advanced on motions made and sustained by voice consent; where technical amendments were offered, the committee adopted them on the record. Several authors and the chair noted they would coordinate final drafting and any remaining stakeholder concerns before floor action.
What happens next: The bills advance to the Senate calendar. Authors and agency staff signaled they will continue technical work before floor consideration.
