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Lawmakers, families press for House File 4188 to block insurer caps on home nursing for children
Summary
Families and lawmakers urged the Commerce conference committee to include language from House File 4188 that would prohibit private insurers from imposing quantity limits on continuous home care nursing for medically complex children; testimony warned insurers’ reinterpretations could shift roughly $75 million onto the state and force hospitalizations.
Sen. Liz Boldon, who represents District 25 in the Rochester area, opened the testimony by urging the Commerce conference committee to restore clarity to a 2010 insurance mandate and include language from House File 4188 in the conference report with four days left in the session. "We are here this morning because, with just four days left in session ... there are about 250 families across the state with kids with complex medical needs who are counting on all members of the Legislature to stand up for them and ensure insurance companies are held accountable to cover the care they need," Boldon said.
Parent Kit Chambers of Plymouth described how her son Nash, a medically complex 4‑year‑old, relied on registered nurses to remain at home and attend school. Chambers said the family’s commercial plan previously covered…
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