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• </c><00:46:34.560><c> But</c> sure we took care of it. But sure we took care of it.
• Some of the slope mitigations that we had to take care of.
• This is my care of it in the long term.
• </c> count on private interests taking care count on private interests taking care of<01:12:52.120><c
• So, this drives it home.

Bills: SCR21 , SCR75 , SCR50 , SCR149 , SCR47 , SCR163 , SCR169 , SCR170

Keywords: healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, health care, interdepartmental collaboration, public awareness, support services, education, health insurance, affordable healthcare, working group, Hawaii Health Plan, Medicaid expansion

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• It provides relative to long-term care, to provide for a definition, to provide long-term care pharmacy
• Chairman, there is... ...long-term care pharmacy and they provide for related matters. Mr.
• It defines what a long-term care pharmacy is in Louisiana law.
• We service about 60% of the long-term care patients in the state of Louisiana.
• to home, they were throwing all their dirty clothes and garbage bags and moving.

Bills: HB184 , HB235 , HB546 , HB557 , HB584 , HB747 , HB902 , HB930

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: charitable pharmacy, healthcare fees, outpatient prescription, exemption, Louisiana Department of Health, sewerage systems, individual systems, community systems, local governance, legislation, installation regulations, protective custody, peace officers, mental health, emergency medical services, involuntary admission, long-term care, healthcare, pharmacy, residents

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• We want improved health care; provide for dental, provide for all the health care needs that seniors
• that had prior authorization at the time the care was rendered.
• providers, tribal health care providers, and health care entities.
• We don't view abortion medications as health care.
• We want to see AI used to help expedite access to care.

Bills: SB5915 , SB5988 , SB6025 , SJM8002

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: SB 5915, health technology assessment, HTA, clinical committee, medical technology review, coverage determination, state-purchased health care, Washington health care, RCW, evidence-based medicine, cost-effectiveness, safety and efficacy, Medicare coverage, national coverage determination, clinical guidelines, patient advocacy, public comment, medical necessity, rare disease, life-threatening disease

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• You're saying maybe it would affect the consumers, but as far as the individuals seeking optometry care
• And measure the impact that primary care would have.
• Making the investment in primary care to the doctors back they're seeing...
• I came back home and worked as an ER doctor in over a dozen hospitals in Oklahoma since 2000.
• It's a sort of a reflex of refusal to pay for care already delivered and not even really being subject

Bills: HB3794 , HB3796 , HB3928 , HB2955 , HB4453 , HB4460

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: licensure, criminal history, public safety, occupational certification, rehabilitation, state regulations, insurance, regulations, certification, long-term care, mergers, consumer protection, property safety, vision insurance, optometry, reimbursement, healthcare policy, ophthalmic materials, provider agreements, captive insurance

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• levels of care services, such as nursing home level of care or assisted living, as well as independent
• When other states have done this, expensive out-of-home care and inpatient care has dramatically decreased
• In-home and in-community care has significantly increased.
• In-home and in-community care has significantly increased.
• provider, home care worker, personal care provider, housekeeper, cleaner, cook, gardener, or household

Bills: HB2675 , HB2681 , HB2714 , HB2688 , HB2481 , HB2116 , HB1408

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: accounts, finance, business regulation, transparency, audits, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, HB 2714, caseload forecasting, food assistance, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, state food assistance, budget forecasting, caseload forecast council, caseload forecast supervisor, Washington State

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• Health Care Work Group, a strong supporter of universal health care and the Indian health care delivery
• health care work group, strong supporter of universal health care and the Indian health care delivery
• He would benefit from home health aides who could provide palliative care in order to give him comfort
• to deliver that care.
• my family to be cared for.

Bills: SB6258 , SB6182 , SB5947 , SJR8206 , SB5823 , SB6292

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: Washington Medical Commission, medical license, license relinquishment, voluntary surrender, nondisciplinary pathway, physician regulation, health professional licensing, disciplinary database, National Practitioner Data Bank, license renewal, license reinstatement, medical board, professional discipline, credential surrender, healthcare regulation, abortion, reproductive health, pregnancy termination, clinic access, abortion access fund

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• Recommends that unvaccinated children stay home for 21 days.
• I just think we need to be very careful with that.
• I just think we need to be very careful with that.
• We're juggling work, schedules, child care, and everything else.
• I had a conversation with my primary care doctor.

Bills: S1082 , S1168 , S1756 , S1156 , S1480

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Keywords: provider disputes, health plan, dispute resolution, Medicare, Medicaid, healthcare regulation, background screening, athletic coaches, youth sports, criminal history, expungement, Florida statutes, medical freedom, vaccination, ivermectin, healthcare practitioner liability, immunization exemptions, ambulatory surgical centers, patient safety, licensure

Summary: The committee took up several health-related bills. SB 1082, on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program, was presented as a way to let providers and insurers use the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims under state-regulated commercial plans. A late-filed amendment clarified access to the state program, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168, on background screenings, would centralize clearinghouse screening functions at the Agency for Health Care Administration; an amendment clarified that sealed and expunged records may be reviewed for eligibility determinations, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1156, on ambulatory surgical centers, would move their regulation into a standalone section of law separate from the hospital-focused Chapter 395, and it was reported favorably. The committee also considered SB 1480 on temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need. A strike-all amendment created a grandfathering process for current certificate holders with active primary care relationships if federal designation changes remove an area’s critical-need status. Supporters said it would protect patients and preserve access to care in underserved areas, and the bill was reported favorably. The most extensive debate was on SB 1756, the medical freedom bill. The sponsor said it would require vaccine educational materials and alternative schedules for parents, expand school immunization exemptions to include conscience-based objections, clarify that emergency treatment authority does not include mandatory vaccination, and allow pharmacists to provide ivermectin behind the counter with written warnings. The committee adopted one amendment to extend liability protections to physicians as well as pharmacists, but rejected a substitute amendment that would have required counseling for exemption requests. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with physicians, pediatricians, cancer advocates, parents of immunocompromised children, and public health groups warning that the bill would lower vaccination rates and increase risk to vulnerable Floridians. The bill remained pending after testimony, with no final vote taken in the portion provided.

Bills: SSB1017 , SSB1029 , SSB1080 , SF117 , SF120 , SSB1052 , HF12 , HF14 , HF104 , HF124 , HF146 , HSB7 , HSB8

Committee: Joint Health and Human Services

Keywords: pharmacy benefits manager, reverse auction, public employees, health insurance, drug pricing, health care costs, price transparency, cash price, discounted cash price, average allowed amount, deductible credit, cost-sharing, health carrier, health benefit plan, out-of-network, network provider, prescription drugs, formulary, generic drug, pharmacy benefit

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• home, posted adjudication treatment facility, or any of the facility holding youth operated by the Office
• Yes, this would be a requirement on an annual basis for all primary care providers. Thank you.
• They go to a residential care facility. At these residential care facilities, they are staffed.
• So, they will go into the care and therapy environment of one of our RCFs, our residential care facilities
• , levelvel E group homes, with contracts to serve Oja.

Bills: SB1328 , SB1380 , SB1436 , SB1558 , SB1572 , SB1651 , SB1805 , SB1831 , SB1836 , SB2014 , SB2023 , SB2044 , SB2179 , SB933

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: parents' rights, healthcare consent, minors, medical records, protection, legal guardianship, Medicaid, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, eligibility verification, death records, Death Master File, vital statistics, disenrollment, recoupment, improper payments, benefits integrity, public assistance, income verification, residency verification, incarceration status

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• He founded Retina Consultants of New Mexico to bring world-class retina care home, where patients could
• He founded retina consultants of New Mexico to bring world-class retina care home, where patients could
• House District 53 is filled with caring and tenacious health care providers.
• our health care system.
• hours for care.

Bills: HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM18 , HM21 , HB10 , HB11 , HB12 , HB13 , HB14 , HB31 , HB50

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• Child care regulation through their child care minimum standards looks at all of the health and safety
• Their number one HR issue is child care.
• It costs about $10,000 a year for child care.
• But without access to high-quality child care, care, too many are forced to put those dreams on hold.
• That means new homes, new jobs, new child care, and new banks.

Bills: HB 1087 , HB2504 , HB4113 , HB5144 , HB5146 , HB5377 , HB5543 , SB140 , SB264 , SB1244 , SB1343 , SB2121 , HR868

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: property owners, board vacancy, special election, association governance, community management, property owners' association, resale certificate, fees, real estate regulation, homeowners, HB 4113, Texas Rising Star Program, child care, child-care providers, Texas Workforce Commission, TWC, safety barriers, crash-rated bollards, bollards, playground safety

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• </c> ...into these homes, and then eventually sell the homes and build generational wealth in that regard
• but invest in it and be able to build equity into that home.
• . home. home.
• So it keeps the home affordable for the next generation.
• </c> being responsible land owners or home being responsible land owners or home owners<00:49:26.440>

Bills: SB32 , HB404 , SB105 , SB32 , HB404 , SB105

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

Keywords: machinegun, enhanced sentencing, homicide, manslaughter, assault, public safety, HB404, Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, cosmetology, barbering, makeup artist, makeup application, lash artist, brow artist, lash/brow permit, esthetician, salon licensing, studio licensing, mobile salon, mobile studio

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• The president does not care.
• The president does not care.
• Far too many of our veterans come home to find the war comes home with them.
• </c> come home to find the war comes home come home to find the war comes home with<00:23:45.440><c>
• </c> welcomed them home, the USS John P. welcomed them home, the USS John P.

Bills: HB8469

Keywords: military construction, veterans affairs, VA appropriations, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, military housing, family housing, veterans health care, veterans benefits, medical services, community care, toxic exposure fund, burn pits, women veterans, suicide prevention, Veterans Crisis Line, electronic health record modernization, EHRM, barracks, telehealth

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• I'm Director of Bernalillo County Animal Care Services.
• This will be Senate Bill 101, Health Care Delivery.
• The Health Care Delivery and Access Act was created through legislation during the 2024 session.
• Hospitals are required to reinvest this funding in health care, workforce, and quality of care initiatives
• I'm the cabinet secretary of the Health Care Authority. We're all a little tired tonight.

Bills: HB25 , SB38 , SB101 , HB199

Committee: House House Consumer & Public Affairs

Keywords: juvenile delinquency, firearm possession, criminal background checks, state law, gun control, youth offense, conviction, public safety, SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration

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• time for you to care for your own, you are on your own.
• 4,300 to 4,400 children in foster care at any given time.
• Many of those children have significant medical complexities that require care.
• It provides for coverage of certain dental care when connected with cancer treatment. Thank you.
• Good thing the Senate's already taken care of.

Bills: SB25 , SB132 , SB155 , SB157 , SB202 , SB237 , SB250 , SB433

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: dental care, cancer treatment, health insurance, medically necessary, health coverage, paid parental leave, educators, teachers, school employees, public schools, local education agency, LEA, school board, charter schools, maternity leave, paternity leave, adoption leave, foster care leave, pregnancy loss, stillbirth

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• </c><00:47:09.520><c> and</c> we look also at levels of care and we look also at levels of care and support
• So, I am going to say that all go home.
• </c> falling apart at home. falling apart at home.
• We all know that getting kids to school and home is really a big part of this conversation.
• </c> access to caring, qualified educators. access to caring, qualified educators.

Bills: HF4213 , HF4198 , HF3930 , HF3585 , HF3451

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, school funding, K-12, prekindergarten, pre-K, early childhood education, general education aid, special education, literacy aid, school meals, free school meals, school breakfast, school lunch, charter school lease aid, charter schools, nonpublic pupil aid, private school aid, transportation aid, desegregation aid, integration aid

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• </c> his home not yours. his home not yours.
• </c> selling your home to him. selling your home to him. &gt;&gt; Yes<00:14:40.399><c> sir.
• </c><00:16:33.199><c> So</c> home, not list and sell the home. So home, not list and sell the home.
• sister's home or your parents home, your sister's home or your parents home, there's<00:17:10.079><c
• </c> homes. Yes sir. homes. Yes sir.

Bills: SB274 , HB586 , SB274 , HB586

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: cannabis, psychoactive cannabinoids, CBD, delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC, delta-10 THC, criminal penalties, youth protection, medical cannabis, HB586, Cullman, Cullman County, City of Cullman, annexation, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, local legislation, boundary adjustment, city limits, municipal expansion

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• 29-game tournament features the best players in the world under 20 years of age competing for their home
• We're home to the Minnesota Wild and the inaugural Walter Cup champions, the Minnesota Frost, who you
• We're<00:10:01.839><c> home</c><00:10:02.080><c> to</c><00:10:02.240><c> the</c><00:10:02.399><c> Minnesota
• </c><00:10:02.800><c> Wild</c><00:10:03.200><c> and</c><00:10:03.279><c> the</c> We're home to the Minnesota
• Wild and the We're home to the Minnesota Wild and the inaugural<00:10:03.920><c> Walter</c><00:10:04.320

Bills: HF1007 , HF1152 , HF1671 , HF2258

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: tourism, World Junior Hockey Championships, funding, economic impact, sports events, Minnesota, economic development, livability, marketing, partnerships, labor and industry, electrical licensing, electrical inspection, continuing education, online course approval, Internet continuing education, power limited technician, maintenance electrician, master electrician, technology circuits

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• educators or teachers are we looking at when this windfall comes and everybody decides to leave and go home
• And go home. So how many are we looking at that may be leaving? I know Dr.
• Ready to go to 2027, I mean 2026, and I have to go back home and tell all these other educators in my
• Is there any way that you can actually figure out how much the employer and employee take care of the

Bills: SB45 , SB73 , SB169 , HB243 , SB177

Committee: House Fiscal Responsibility

Keywords: athlete agents, commission, state regulation, Alabama, higher education, athletics, membership diversity, catastrophe savings account, catastrophe fund, storm savings, disaster savings, hurricane, windstorm, floodwaters, hail, tornado, property insurance, homeowners insurance, insurance deductible, FORTIFIED

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• That includes public schools, charter schools, private schools, and home education.
• So this measure, just for those watching at home, it mandates a district spend at least 60% of operational
• Watching at home, it mandates a district spend at least 60% of operational funding on teacher pay, but

Bills: HB2035 , HB2041 , HB2611 , HB2860 , HB4004 , HB4049 , SCR1032

Committees: Senate Government , Senate Senate Government Committee of Reference

Keywords: kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, child neglect, financial resources, behavioral health, Christian Science treatment, parental rights, child safety, oversight, independent committee, transparency, accountability, systemic review, child abuse, neglect, protective parent, investigation