Connecticut 2010 Health Policy Priorities
| Bill Title | Bill Number | Summary | Status |
| An Act Concerning Wellness Programs And Expansion Of Health Insurance Coverage | Would expand or require health insurance coverage for ostomy-related supplies, prosthetic devices, hearing aids for children, wigs for patients who suffer hair loss, and bone marrow testing. |
4/13/2010: Tabled for the Calendar, House. |
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| An Act Concerning Proof Of Health Insurance Coverage For Children | Would reduce the number of uninsured children by requiring each local or regional board of education to require each pupil enrolled in the schools under its jurisdiction to provide proof of health insurance coverage. |
4/14/2010: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate. |
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| An Act Concerning Independent Monitoring Of The Husky Program | Would require the Commissioner of Social Services to contract with a nonprofit organization to monitor the performance of the HUSKY Part A and Part B. |
5/11/2010: Public Act 10-49. 5/17/2010: Transmitted to the Secretary of State. |
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| An Act Establishing A Catastrophic Medical Expenses Pool | Would create a catastrophic medical expenses pool to help defray children's medical costs and related expenses that exceed a threshold percentage of family income for children who are insured but have catastrophic medical expenses. |
4/14/2010: Tabled for the Calendar, House. |
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An Act Concerning Insurance Reimbursement Payments To School-Based Health Centers |
S-400 |
Would require that individual and group health insurance policies provide coverage for services received at a school-based health center to the extent that such services are a covered benefit under the policy. |
5/5/2010: House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A. |
