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• It expands this to all families, and I think that's why we've seen such good reaction to the primary
• So there's 150,000 primary residences... I will be voting green. Senator Magram.
• So everybody's primary residence is a family. So if that isn't germane, I don't know what it is.
• Madam President, I absolutely love the primary residence tax credit.
• Madam President, the House Bill 1626, which concerns how the primary residence credit, or the PRC, is

Bills: SB2401, SB2402, SB2403, SB2404

Keywords: SB 2401, North Dakota, Century Code, occupational therapy, occupational therapy board, criminal history record check, background check, licensee investigation, physician continuing education, medical license renewal, nutrition education, metabolic health, chronic disease prevention, health occupation boards, medical board, licensure fee, audit response, disciplinary action, Title 43, board of medicine

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up second reading and final passage of several House bills related to the Rural Health Transformation Program and other matters. House Bill 1621, requiring the presidential fitness test in school physical education with exceptions and a delayed effective date, passed 43-3. House Bill 1623, appropriating federal rural health transformation grant funds and creating a related loan program and reporting structure, passed 46-0 after extensive debate about using the federal money for community health, infrastructure, and sustainability. House Bill 1622, joining the physician assistant licensure compact, also passed unanimously 46-0. House Bill 1625, authorizing the Ray Richards Golf Course land sale to support a Grand Forks transportation project and golf course improvements, passed 46-0. House Bill 1626, clarifying that the primary residence credit is applied after the early payment discount so taxpayers receive the full $1,600 benefit, passed 40-6.

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• of the primary impacts we're seeing now. of the primary impacts we're seeing now.
• <00:43:33.839> care rise of uninsured and primary care rise of uninsured and primary care
• focused mainly on prevention and primary focused mainly on prevention and primary care,<00:53:07.599
• <01:47:30.880> And primary care network in the nation.
• And primary care network in the nation.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint informational briefing by the Health and Human Services and Commerce and Consumer Protection committees focused on projected impacts to Hawaii consumers from federal changes affecting Med-QUEST and the ACA marketplace, including the loss of ACA premium tax credits, OBVA/HR1-related Medicaid changes, immigrant eligibility restrictions, and new Medicaid work/community engagement requirements. Committee members noted the meeting was being streamed live and emphasized the need to explain potential coverage losses affecting a significant share of the state population. Med-QUEST administrators reported current enrollment at 390,766, about 27% of Hawaii’s population, and broke that down into major groups including roughly 128,000 ACA expansion adults and about 52,000 parent/caretaker relatives. They said the expansion adult population would be most affected by the new federal requirements, which will shorten renewal periods from 12 months to 6 months and impose community engagement rules beginning in late 2026 and 2027. They described the work requirement as 80 hours per month of work, community service, work program participation, or half-time education, with an income-based pathway tied to $580 per month at the federal minimum wage; they also noted a long list of exemptions, but said many details are still awaiting federal guidance and rulemaking. The administrators said federal changes to immigrant eligibility would eliminate Medicaid coverage for certain noncitizen categories, with an estimated 1,200 to 2,400 people affected, though about 200 may remain covered through a state-funded program for otherwise eligible individuals. They also said marketplace subsidies would no longer be available for some immigrants under 100% of the federal poverty level starting January 1, 2026, with further restrictions expected in 2027. For Hawaii overall, they estimated the new Medicaid work and renewal rules could push an additional 19,000 to 38,000 people into uninsured status, with another estimated 6,000 at risk from the six-month renewal process alone. Members asked about how exemptions would be determined, especially for medically frail and seriously mentally ill individuals, and administrators said they were still awaiting detailed federal rules and were working on data-matching and verification processes to reduce coverage losses.

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• <00:34:06.799> food households without their primary food households without their primary
• We go see discriminate with any payers.
• primary care to keep us healthy.
• Wahiwa to primary to keep us healthy.
• losses, jeopardizing access to primary losses, jeopardizing access to primary care,<03:10:23.600

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: This joint informational briefing focused on Act 310 grants and aid, with committee members hearing one-minute testimony from organizations first in person and then by Zoom. At the outset, the chairs explained there would be no Q&A during the briefing and asked testifiers to focus on how federal cuts were affecting their work. The meeting was organized by registration number and included both neighbor island and Oʻahu applicants. Testimony centered on organizations seeking state support to offset federal funding losses or anticipated reductions. Health and social service providers described impacts from Medicaid, SNAP, ACA subsidy, Title X, and other federal changes, including Aloha Care, Community Clinic of Maui, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, West Hawaiʻi Community Health Center, Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center, Hawaiʻi Youth Services Network, Alcoholic Rehabilitation Services of Hawaiʻi, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Other groups highlighted losses affecting food security, housing, disaster preparedness, and climate resilience, including the Kohala Center, Feeding Hawaiʻi Together, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Dynamic Community Solutions, and the Pacific Tsunami Museum. Several arts, youth, and education organizations also testified, including Hawaiʻi Literacy, Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaiʻi, Girl Scouts of Hawaiʻi, Kids Hurt Too Hawaiʻi, and US Vets, each requesting funding to preserve programs and staffing. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing. The only action was procedural: the chairs moved through the applicant list, limited testimony time, and then transitioned from neighbor island in-person testimony to Oʻahu and later Zoom participants.

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• health care access. primary health care.
• But this bill is about primary care, expanding into any other specialty. This is about primary.
• But my primary reason and my primary qualification... ...for being here today is that I am the husband
• Primary and preventative care.
• To address some other points, 70% of MPs may be boarded in primary care, but 70% do not work in primary

Bills: SB1888, SB3003, SB2417, SB2459, SB3055, HB1393, HB2884, SB2943

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

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• That's our primary focus.
• Our owner, member, rate payers are governing these decisions.
• Our rate payers are. Owners, our consumers, are represented at our boards. Many wear cowboy hats.
• That's great payers, that they can have that land, and they can impose fees, and they can have a guaranteed

Bills: HB3445, HB3448

Keywords: telecommunications, electric cooperative, rights-of-way, infrastructure, provider access, right-of-way, pole attachment, regulatory access, 1184, house, all

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• They collect data across all their providers, across all their payers.
• CMS is the majority payer. CMS doesn’t do the licensing. Texas doesn’t do the licensing.
• It's not their primary care physician.
• , and we have to go to a primary care physician and then go out.
• So that brings me to really a primary point that I want to talk about today.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• bills Nationwide on to rate payer bills Nationwide on average<00:15:59.040> if<00:15:59.160><
• <00:37:59.839> our affect our consumers our rate payers our affect our consumers our rate
• payers our utilities<00:38:00.839> and<00:38:00.960> to<00:38:01.119> the<00:38:
• the Pu to the extent that rate payer the Pu to the extent that rate payer protection<01:42:22.719

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Members, there are three primary reasons why this amendment is critical: One, school libraries already
• The Supreme Court said the amounts regularly paid to a hospital by third-party payers was relevant to
• and private payers are relevant to the value of services provided, which speaks to Rule 402.
• So those are cases in which you have a third-party payer paying for these, right?
• So you have the bills of the third-party payer paid.

Bills: SB6, SB30, SB13, SB2878, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB618, SB414, SB1394, SB2425, SB898, SB993, SB442, SB735, SB784, SB2538, SB1919, SB1013, SB2215, SB2322, SB626, SB570, SB747, SB2183, SB673, SB1015, SB1447, SB1370, SB1784, SB1897, SB2873, SB2891, SB2933, SB2540, SB2681, SB2695, SB1965, SB2203, SB872, SB875, SB1030, SB1277, SB1730, SB1681, SB1152, SB2969, SB2747, SB2705, SB2541, SB1708, SB2080, SB2721, SB1986, SB2392, SB2539, SB2857, SB2799, SB2785, SB2782, SB1531, SB1927, SB1263, SB1098, SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR27, SB25, SB7, SB552, SB1612, SJR87, SJR1, SB6, SB30, SB13, SB2878, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB618, SB414, SB1394, SB2425, SB898, SB993, SB442, SB735, SB784, SB2538, SB1919, SB1013, SB2215, SB2322, SB626, SB570, SB747, SB2183, SB673, SB1015, SB1447, SB1370, SB1784, SB1897, SB2873, SB2891, SB2933, SB2540, SB2681, SB2695, SB1965, SB2203, SB872, SB875, SB1030, SB1277, SB1730, SB1681, SB1152, SB2969, SB2747, SB2705, SB2541, SB1708, SB2080, SB2721, SB1986, SB2392, SB2539, SB2857, SB2799, SB2785, SB2782, SB1531, SB1927, SB1263, SB1098, SCR9, HB5560, HB762, HB 107, HB 114, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323, HB1584, HB4341, HB6, HB171, HB143, HB449, HB3486, HB4263, HB5246, HB2, HB2011, SB17, SB21

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school libraries, library advisory councils, parental rights, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, judicial branch, court security, expunction, pretrial intervention, youth diversion, record retention

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• Seeing none, are there any primary witnesses in opposition?
• Any other primary witnesses in opposition? Any me-toos in opposition?
• There's no standard form that these payers are required to use.
• Are there any primary witnesses in opposition? Thank you.
• Any primary witnesses in opposition? Or anyone else in opposition?

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a long series of health-related bills, with most measures focused on access to care, administrative simplification, and behavioral health. Early items included AB 583, allowing nurse practitioners to sign death certificates; AB 492, requiring DHCS to notify local governments when new alcohol or drug recovery facilities are licensed; and AB 280, which would tighten provider directory accuracy requirements, add enforcement benchmarks, and allow use of a centralized database. Testimony on AB 280 highlighted the harms of “ghost networks,” while insurers and some provider groups opposed the bill as written, arguing it placed too much responsibility on plans and did not fully address provider-side data problems. AB 280 passed on a roll call vote, and several other bills were placed on consent and approved. The committee also advanced AB 636, expanding Medi-Cal coverage for medically necessary diapers for children up to age 21 and lowering the age threshold for access; AB 1041, streamlining physician credentialing with a uniform form and 90-day review deadline; and AB 787, requiring health plans to help enrollees find in-network providers quickly when directories fail. Supporters of these bills emphasized family financial strain, delays in care, and the burden of administrative red tape, while opponents of AB 1041 and AB 280 raised concerns about provider participation, accuracy, and liability. All three measures were approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 4 and AB 29. AB 4 would allow income-eligible Californians to buy Covered California coverage regardless of immigration status, and AB 29 would authorize Medi-Cal reimbursement for community health workers and doulas conducting ACE screenings. Both bills drew strong support from immigrant-rights, health access, and community-based organizations, and both passed on roll call votes, with AB 4 receiving some no votes. The committee also approved AB 416, which would allow emergency physicians to place 5150 holds in certain circumstances; supporters said it would reduce delays and overcrowding in emergency departments, while Disability Rights California and others warned it could increase unnecessary involuntary hospitalization and transfers to locked facilities. Despite those concerns, the bill passed and was sent onward for further consideration.

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• c><00:28:51.120> utility<00:28:51.640> P<00:28:52.159> rate<00:28:52.399> payers
• benefits to utility P rate payers benefits to utility P rate payers Statewide<00:28:54.320> however
• well aware of the incredible economic potential of sustainable aviation fuel, and while ammonia's primary
• factors the volatile price of primary factors the volatile price of fuel<00:42:10.079> sources
• <00:42:40.160> input<00:42:40.400> for the primary input for the primary input for

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, one of the primary points in terms of where Medicaid funding could support schools is if someone
• So in the school setting, I suspect maybe their Medicaid would be primary in covering that, but I'll
• There's our role as a Medicaid payer. We can't sort of tell you how to do your business.
• Medicaid is supposed to be the payer of last resort, right?
• <01:36:46.960> of Medicaid is supposed to be the payer of Medicaid is supposed to be the payer

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to begin work on HB 742, which would require catastrophic special education aid to be drawn from the education trust fund, and more broadly to study special education aid/differentiated aid and related costing issues. The chair said the group was starting early because the issue has been debated for years without resolution, local districts are being forced to absorb prorated costs, and the committee wants to send the Department of Education and HHS Medicaid a clear request for data and recommendations before retained bills return in the fall. A committee clerk was also selected, with Representative Reverend volunteering to take notes for the meeting. Members reviewed background materials on special education enrollment, high-cost students, and possible funding formulas, including data on students in high-cost brackets and prior ideas such as category-based funding and caseload-based approaches. The chair also referenced research on other states, including Arkansas, which uses a different special education funding structure and audits IEPs. The committee emphasized that it was focused on the funding mechanics and costs, not on questioning whether services should be provided. Henry Lipman of HHS explained how Medicaid-to-schools currently works in New Hampshire. He said 172 school districts participate, but utilization dropped during the pandemic and remains below historical levels, in part because districts need the capacity to bill Medicaid. Under the current system, schools receive reimbursement based on half of the Medicaid fee schedule, with the school district effectively providing the state share. He said the federal government is requiring a shift by July 1, 2026, to a true certified public expenditure model based on actual costs, which should allow schools to recover 50% of their true costs and some administrative overhead. The department has received a roughly $2.5 million grant to hire a vendor and support districts through the transition, and an RFP and stakeholder meetings are underway. Committee members asked about how costs would be determined, whether the new system would use actual district-specific costs rather than averages, and how the department would support districts that do not currently participate. Lipman said the cost model would be based on each district’s own reasonable costs, subject to audit standards, and that the department expects to provide templates and technical assistance through the vendor because its staff is limited. He also said about one in four New Hampshire children are enrolled in Medicaid, that child enrollment has been relatively stable, and that continuous coverage rules should reduce churn. No votes or formal actions on HB 742 were taken during the meeting beyond organizing the subcommittee and beginning testimony and discussion.

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• high population on Medicaid and relatively low Medicaid reimbursement rates compared to commercial payers
• the fair market value if it's for aquifer recharge, and remember, it has to be one of those three primary
• Chair, and Representative, the auxiliary only comes into effect after the primary.
• So, you have to first meet one of the three primary objectives.
• What this bill does is it just allows acquisitions that serve multiple benefits beyond the primary purposes

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• bills but we know that impact rate payer bills but we know that these<00:07:26.919> advancements<
• so the bill tries to answer a lot payers so the bill tries to answer a lot of<00:11:21.480> the
• <00:51:37.880> for probably from them to rate payers for probably from them to rate payers
• Investments that Ray payers are not at Investments that Ray payers are not at risk<02:01:44.520> of
• this would be of benefit to rate payers this would be of benefit to rate payers in<04:15:41.920>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They talk about an all-payer model.
• All-payer models for healthcare reimbursement systems are very unusual, meaning that all payers would
• > for an all-payer model all-payer models for an all-payer model all-payer models for healthcare
• very unusual meaning that uh all payers very unusual meaning that uh all payers would<03:47:05.680
• <04:28:31.359> we so in other words commercial payers we so in other words commercial payers

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Commerce Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 310, sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon, which would create a study commission to develop a legal framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets. Ammon described stable tokens as blockchain-based digital tokens backed by U.S. dollars or treasuries, and tokenized real-world assets as representations of ownership in items such as gold, real estate, or artwork. He said the bill is intended to help New Hampshire get ahead of emerging financial markets while waiting to see how federal legislation develops. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, the difference between this proposal and Bitcoin, whether state regulation could be preempted by federal law, and whether the commission could be balanced and avoid becoming a vehicle for fraud or money laundering. Ammon said the proposal is blockchain-agnostic, could apply to multiple networks, and is meant to regulate asset-backed tokens rather than create a state-issued coin. He emphasized that the state would not be guaranteeing the underlying assets, but would set rules requiring audits, proof of reserves, and honest representation of backing, with the Secretary of State’s securities office involved in oversight. Several members raised concerns about the risks of stablecoins, including money laundering, tax evasion, and possible harm to the dollar or confusion about whether the state was endorsing a new currency. Ammon responded that the bill would not undermine the dollar and argued that tokenization could actually expand demand for U.S. currency by making it easier to use globally. He also said the state would not be in the business of weighing assets or directly valuing them, only ensuring a valid audit trail and one-to-one backing. The discussion ended with general agreement that the subject is complex and that a commission could help develop future legislation, but no vote or final action was taken in the hearing.

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• So, for your average rate payer who maybe doesn't know the name of their state senator, but knows their
• Minnesota Excel rate payers it comes to sustainable airplane or it comes to sustainable airplane or airline
• 05:16.280> Minnesota<00:05:16.960> Excel<00:05:17.400> rate<00:05:17.640> payers
• will<00:08:00.400> help<00:08:00.720> to<00:08:00.880> pay that Xcel rate payers
• will help to pay that Xcel rate payers will help to pay for<00:08:01.320> clean<00:08:01.600>

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The interview focused on Minnesota’s clean energy policy, energy affordability, and the state’s path toward its 100% clean electricity goal. The senator said Minnesota’s clean energy reputation comes from environmental concern, job creation, and lower long-term costs, noting that wind is now the lowest-cost generation source and that solar costs have fallen sharply. He said rising electricity demand has led to some increased coal use, but argued the state can still meet its 2040 clean energy target through continued renewable buildout, permitting reform, conservation, and demand response. A major topic was data centers. The senator emphasized both concerns and benefits, saying hyperscale data centers can bring substantial construction jobs, property tax revenue, and, under the 2025 law, payments to low-income energy assistance. He cited the Pine Island Google data center as air-cooled, with no water concerns, and said it will pay $5 million annually while funding 1,600 MW of wind, solar, and battery resources at its own expense. He also said Xcel’s filing projected a $1.1 billion ratepayer savings over 10 years, while urging the public to weigh both pros and cons, especially around water use and local tax impacts. The discussion also covered nuclear power and climate costs. The senator said the Senate has passed a nuclear study three years in a row and expects it to advance, while the moratorium on new nuclear plants remains tied to the Prairie Island Indian Community and unresolved nuclear waste storage. He argued Minnesota likely cannot reach its emissions goals without nuclear in the mix, though he acknowledged current nuclear is not cost-competitive and said future advanced or small modular nuclear could change that. On affordability, he pointed to climate-driven costs such as higher homeowners insurance and storm damage, and described Senate energy omnibus provisions including conservation, plug-in solar, and renewable development account projects such as a Como Zoo clean energy project. No votes were taken in the interview itself, but the senator referenced the recently announced budget deal and said he still needed to negotiate a renewable development account agreement between the House and Senate.

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• generation impacts on rate payers generation impacts on rate payers whether<00:42:36.000> an<
• And the general and primary elections.
• Of course, those are on the 24 primary.
• Chairman, go ahead. >> Do primary right after 2026 would be primary right after 2026 would be primary
• All right, primary [clears throat] and general primary [clears throat] and general elections. elections

Bills: SF0102, SF0113

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, hand count audit, ballots, election integrity, transparency, voting system, 916, all

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• At the same time, the Lifeline’s primary revenue stream was reduced drastically without consulting us
• The five-year plan envisions 988 centers acting as the primary dispatch for non-law-enforcement response
• Department of Managed Care, which regulates our insurance, individuals with commercial and other payers
• The primary goal of the proposed designation process is to create a pathway to add new 988 centers while
• Prior to Medi-Cal mobile crisis, the primary avenue that we had to know when someone was in crisis and

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Chair and members, is that artificial intelligence could be utilized by both providers and payers to
• If you come up with a single-payer program, a single-payer program is going to be managed by, chances
• with single payer program. with single payer program.
• If you come up with single payer If you come up with single payer program,<01:29:53.040> a
• > is<01:29:54.200> going program, a single payer program is going program, a single payer

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This legislation is applying that same standard to commercial payers. Mr.
• ability to provide bonuses or enhanced payments or other financial incentives to pediatricians or primary
• May I remind this committee that we have a 264% shortage of primary care physicians alone in Maricopa
• We have a 264% shortage of primary care physicians alone in Maricopa County.

Bills: SB1165, SB1206, SB1212, SB1291, SB1347, SB1516, SB1554, SB1649, SB1689, SB1812

Keywords: breast cancer, screening services, health insurance, cost sharing, preventive care, storm damage, catastrophic storm, hail damage, wind damage, roof repair, roof replacement, post-storm repairs, insurance claim, property and casualty insurance, adjuster, public adjuster, contractor licensing, homeowner protections, deductible waiver, insurance fraud prevention

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• approach, and the opportunity to build more options was set aside to pursue a government-run single-payer
• funding, over the next five years, we got a plan to put nearly $1 billion into rural health to expand primary
• Because when essential systems begin to fail, we need to look at the foundation. to expand primary care
• practices, give to expand primary care practices, give underserved<00:29:27.440> areas<00:29:

Keywords: 927, senate, all