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Bill prioritizing private insurance coverage of children’s healthcare passes committee

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The Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee passed HB177 on Wednesday following a brief public hearing. Sponsored by state Rep. Ben Robbins, R-District 33, HB177 looks to enforce current law which mandates that children approved for Medicaid must first be covered by a parent’s private health insurance if able. Specifically, the law would give Alabama judges the power to mandate that a child currently covered by Medicaid be added to a…

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Bill prioritizing private insurance coverage of children’s healthcare passes committee

The Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee passed HB177 on Wednesday following a brief public hearing. Sponsored by state Rep. Ben Robbins, R-District 33, HB177 looks to enforce current law which mandates that children approved for Medicaid must first be covered by a parent’s private health insurance if able. Specifically, the law would give Alabama judges the power to mandate that a child currently covered by Medicaid be added to a…

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Alabama House committee OKs bill allowing Medicaid to sue parents over health insurance

Rep. Ben Robbins, R-Sylacauga, speaks to a colleague on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives on Feb. 12, 2025 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. HB 177, sponsored by Robbins, would allow Medicaid to sue some parents who fail to enroll their children in available employer-sponsored health insurance.(Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)An Alabama House committee Wednesday approved a bill that would allow Medicaid to sue some …

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