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• There's assistance paying Part A deductibles, which is hospitals, Part B premiums, which is doctors and
• go up as well every year so deductibles go up as well every year so the<00:45:36.839> costs<00
• so like the resource limit I deductible so like the resource limit I think<01:06:44.480> could
• <01:06:52.880> potentially<01:06:53.880> um deductible potentially um deductible potentially
• um generally the patients who standards um generally the patients who are<03:05:22.840> on<03

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• To whichever is greater of $20,000 or the enrollee's insured deductibles and out-of-pocket maximum.
• Elements an insurer must disclose to a physician prior to publication of a ranking include quality standards
• by which national entities can qualify to be selected by the Commissioner as an allowable quality standard
• This allows for standard technology, reducing ambiguity about which roles fall under liability.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• shared savings incentives Is limited to whichever is greater of $20,000 or the enrollee's insured deductibles
• The quality standards used in the methodology of ranking provides different criteria in which the physician
• in which national entities can qualify to be selected by the commissioner as an Allowable quality standard
• employees, volunteers, and caregivers providing services On behalf of the entity, aligning the bill with standard

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• homeowner's deductible. homeowner's deductible.
• And I borrow, by the way, that standard from the standard that the New Hampshire Bar Association uses
• So, it's a very, very high standard.
• <04:45:07.040> from borrow, by the way, that standard from borrow, by the way, that standard
• Uh so I think that the standard.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That's a standard to take pride in, not a road one.
• Cloud and a trustee on the Executive Board of SEIU 284. standard to take pride in not a road one standard
• <01:18:18.520> when seems an appropriate standard when seems an appropriate standard when
• It sets up firm standards that every nonprofit should have to comply with to make to get tax dollars.
• It sets up firm standards that every nonprofit should have to comply with to make to get tax dollars.

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• That allows them to deduct a higher amount of state business income tax when they file their federal
• level is designed to be revenue neutral, while providing a state business taxpayer a higher federal deduction
• federal provision that went into effect under the TCJA that limited the amount of taxpayers' itemized deduction
• is designed to be revenue neutral. ...while providing a state business taxpayer a higher federal deduction
• federal provision that went into effect under the TCJA that limited the amount of taxpayers' itemized deduction

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Today, the Dow Jones and Standard own.
• You might have a $10,000 or $15,000 deductible.
• You might have a $10,000 or $15,000 deductible.
• You might have a $10,000 or $15,000 deductible.
• You might have a $10,000 or $15,000 deductible.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:27:06.919> of standard of standard of assistance<00:27:09.640> um<00:27:09.960>
• complex with especially with deductions complex with especially with deductions and<00:41:48.720
• penalties under the current standard penalties under the current standard until<00:58:19.000>
• propose um revised licensing standards propose um revised licensing standards for<01:09:24.560><
• are going to issue revised standards are going to issue revised standards sometimes<01:09:55.480

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for an introductory overview of its jurisdiction and budget, with the chair emphasizing the committee’s role over a large portfolio of children, youth, and family programs and the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). House Research and House Fiscal staff explained their roles and described the 2023-24 reorganization that transferred many programs from DHS, DPS, MDH, and MDE to DCYF, along with a statute recodification and a crosswalk resource for members. Doug Berg then walked through the committee’s budget structure, explaining the difference between all-funds and general fund views, the major funding sources, and how forecasted programs and grant bases roll forward. He highlighted that the committee’s general fund base is a little over $2.1 billion for the biennium, with large federal components such as SNAP and TANF, and noted smaller accounts including child protection-related opioid funds and federal reimbursement offsets (FFP) for administrative costs. Members asked several questions about federal financial participation, TANF, and the effect of the repeal of the Diversionary Work Program (DWP). Staff explained that FFP generally applies to administrative costs for federally related programs and usually does not change much unless program activity changes, while TANF is a block grant that has been stable for years. On DWP, staff said the program was sunsetted effective March 1, 2026, and that the associated funding and administrative costs were being reworked rather than simply removed. A member also asked about federal funding fluctuations; staff said no changes were currently factored in, though SNAP or other federal policy changes could alter future numbers. Danielle Penelli then presented on economic assistance and employment supports transferred to DCYF, focusing first on MFIP, Minnesota’s state-supervised, county-administered welfare program jointly funded by state and federal dollars. She explained that MFIP provides cash and food assistance, employment and training services, and related supports, with a 60-month time limit and certain exemptions for illness, incapacity, or other barriers to employment. She also described the program’s income and asset standards, including a $10,000 asset limit with exclusions for homesteads and one vehicle per assistance unit member age 16 or older. Members asked clarifying questions about how the time limit applies and what assets count, and staff responded that the limit applies to the caregiver and does not restart with additional children. Penelli also introduced support services grants, which fund employment services for MFIP, DWP, and SNAP participants through workforce centers, counties, tribes, and community agencies, and help cover some county and tribal administrative costs. She began outlining nutrition programs under DCYF, including SNAP, the Minnesota Food Assistance Program, the Minnesota Food Shelf Program, the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and the American Indian Food Sovereignty Program. No formal votes or bill actions were taken during this meeting; it was primarily an informational staff briefing and question-and-answer session.

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• They'd be getting the credit and the deduction.
• to deduct those expenses. to deduct those expenses.
• Otherwise, this business deduction.
• , that would be a deduction, that would be a deduction, but<01:09:27.880> it's<01:09:28.080
• <01:09:58.200> for again a deduction for again a deduction for um um um uh<01:10:00.600>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Not like standard rounding, but like really round up.
• Not like standard rounding, but like really round up.
• That is income and deductions.
• That is income and deductions.
• that are largely with higher deductibles that are largely what<01:02:56.920> we<01:02:57.040>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But then we don't put this same standard on state grants. Right.
• When I take a subsidy for my mortgage, I choose a 100% interest deduction.
• When a business takes a 179 deduction on a piece of capital equipment, we don't...
• guess where I'm going with that is that, to my knowledge, and I'm far from an expert, there is no standard

Bills: HF2634, HF2241, HF2649, HF2520, HF2610

Keywords: North Star Promise, scholarship, higher education, Minnesota Office of Higher Education, in-demand jobs, workforce development, career training, job market, high-demand occupations, high-demand industries, college aid, state financial aid, FAFSA, student eligibility, program of study, degree program, certificate program, community college, university, labor market data

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• The prospect of fire events that sort of meet a certain standard, was a state of emergency declared,
• in the 2017 federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, California personal income tax payers are limited to deducting
• However, business entities can still fully deduct state and local income taxes paid under federal law
• disability generally generally means higher costs, you know, short-term but certainly long-term, just standard

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So now we got deducted for the meals that we serve to the person that has challenged this.
• So now we deducts it from the business."
• for the meals that we serve got deducted for the meals that we serve to<00:26:07.279> the<00:
• On the federal level, are these credit card fees deductible as a business expense?
• in taxable housing, you know, standard in taxable housing, you know, standard houses<01:59:14.239

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• HB 279 gives doctors and hospitals clear standards so they can act quickly and confidently in emergencies
• HB 279 gives doctors and hospitals clear standards so they can act quickly and confidently in emergencies
• members, whether it be some of the cost that they may have to bear through people having to meet deductibles
• I think the hospitals would argue that they're extending those hospital credentialing standards to that
• We would argue that they're not really leveraging those same credentialing standards for routine outpatient

Keywords: 996, all

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• That's a broader standard than what is the CMS and the Social Security Administration standards.
• That's a broader standard than what is the CMS and the Social Security Administration standards.
• <01:53:15.000> that<01:53:15.639> we standard that's a standard that that we standard
• We have some standards of that.
• You obviously set some standards.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• SB 1203, income tax subtraction, state deduction, Finance.
• SB 1223, authorized transfers, minimum standards registration, Health and Human Services and Appropriations
• SB 1223, authorized transfers, minimum standards registration, Health and Human Services.
• SB 2023, authorized transfer, minimum standards registration, Health and Human Services.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recorded attendance, approved the journal, and welcomed several guests, including the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Tammy Penhollow, as well as visitors from Republic Services, Copper Valley Energy, and a young guest shadowing Senator Bolick. The President also announced deadline extensions for opening Senate folders and bill introduction preparation, and the chamber received communications from the Governor without reading them aloud. The main floor business was the reading and reference of a large number of Senate bills and resolutions to committees, covering topics such as education, taxation, water and natural resources, health care, behavioral health, public safety, elections, family law, immigration, transportation, and appropriations. The Senate also completed second reading of another extensive set of bills on issues including concealed weapons, nicotine products, rental housing, mental health, behavioral health, radiation protection, school safety, family courts, elections, and various appropriations and regulatory measures. No bills were debated or voted on during this transcript. Standing committee reports were waived from reading, and committee announcements were made for upcoming meetings of Government, Health and Human Services, Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency, Education, Judiciary and Elections, and Public Safety. The Senate then adjourned until Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.

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• An EMS provider may not balance bill for any amount except for an enrollee's deductible, co-insurance
• deductible, or other amounts covered by an enrollee's health care benefit plan.
• ,<00:07:27.759> co- for an enrolly's deductible, co- for an enrolly's deductible, co- insurance
• <00:07:28.560> deductible,<00:07:29.440> or<00:07:29.680> other<00:07:29.919>
• amounts insurance deductible, or other amounts insurance deductible, or other amounts covered<00

Bills: SB9, HB400, SB9, HB400

Keywords: Alabama Athletic Commission, Attorney General, criminal penalties, unarmed combat, regulation, boxing, mixed martial arts, civil fines, dental insurance, benefit rollover, healthcare, insurance policy, annual maximum, smoking ban, vaping, public health, indoor air quality, clean air, ambulance services, health insurance

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• There's not any particular standards as to how much the cost sharing has to be, and in recognition of
• A $20 co-pay, for example, or deductible, really it's more like $40, $50 because you've got to obviously
• co insurance whatever you deductible co insurance whatever you want<00:58:56.400> to<00:58:56.480
• <00:59:02.559> as there's not any particular standards as there's not any particular standards
• <00:59:27.680> Uh co-pay for example or deductible. Uh co-pay for example or deductible.

Keywords: 00:00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 00:02:20 - Discussion of 26RS HB 689 00:13:13 - Discussion of 26RS SB 201 00:27:45 - Discussion of 26RS HB 583 00:46:37 - Discussion of 26RS HB 488 00:48:13 - Discussion of 26RS HB 2 01:14:34 - Discussion of Kentucky State Plan Amendment (SPA) 26:0001: School-based Medicaid Services Program 01:18:24 - Public Comment, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Board met on March 9 with a quorum present and no minutes to approve. The chair reordered the agenda to hear House Bill 689 first. Representative Amy Neighbors presented HB 689, which would authorize Kentucky to seek CMS approval for a Medicaid state-directed payment program for physician and non-physician professional services delivered through qualifying hospital-affiliated groups, beginning January 1, 2026, with retroactive payments for that year. She said the bill is intended to improve access to care in rural and underserved areas, support workforce retention, and generate about $29 million annually in federal Medicaid funds without using general fund dollars. Representatives from Owensboro Health and St. Elizabeth Healthcare testified in support, describing staffing and subsidy pressures, lower Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement, and the importance of the program for maintaining access and quality in rural and safety-net settings. Committee members noted the bill had already passed the House Health Services Committee unanimously and discussed broader concerns about Kentucky’s low reimbursement rates and the need to consider other systems not covered by the proposal. The board then heard Senate Bill 2011 from Senator Donald Douglas and Cody Hunt of the Kentucky Medical Association. The bill would address a Medicaid coding issue by ensuring that coverage limits do not reduce payment to fewer than two evaluation and management service units per provider, per patient, per day. Douglas argued the current one-visit, one-issue limitation forces multiple visits, increases no-shows, and prevents providers from treating the whole patient. Hunt explained that the bill is meant to correct a longstanding regulation that limited E&M services to one per physician per recipient per date of service, which can prevent providers from coding additional medically necessary work during the same visit. He said DMS has already filed a regulatory amendment to fix the problem, but a statutory change is still needed to prevent the issue from returning. He also said the bill is not intended to change reimbursement policy, only coding rules, and that MCO payment practices vary. Members generally supported the concept. Senator Berg asked about fiscal impact and private-payer billing; Hunt said there should be no fiscal impact because the bill does not change payment policy, only coding. Representative Moore said the proposal could reduce costs and improve convenience by avoiding extra visits. Chairman Meredith said the bill illustrated problems with fee-for-service care and supported moving toward a more holistic delivery model. Dr. Schuster raised a drafting concern about the bill summary language, and Hunt responded that the regulatory amendment should address the issue generally for providers. No votes were taken on either bill during this portion of the meeting.

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• In 1972, the legislature passed a bill to allow for the deduction of unsellable alcohol from distributors
• framework of DBPR's administrative rule and statute so that the department can continue to allow the deduction
• retroactively to January 1, 2025, to make clear that the department does not have the ability to collect deductions
• to make clear that the department does not have the ability to collect deductions that were done between
• Florida Beer Wholesalers to make clear that the department does not have the ability to collect deductions

Summary: The Senate Committee on Finance and Tax met and reported several bills favorably after brief presentations, no substantive opposition, and mostly unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls. CS/SB 118, by Senator Trunow, clarified how non-ad valorem special assessments may be levied on recreational vehicle parks, and an amendment removed a requirement that local governments consider RV park occupancy rates when apportioning assessments. The bill was supported by the Florida Retail Federation and passed favorably. SB 1520, by Senator Kalatayud, made changes to the Live Local Act’s missing middle property tax exemption, including allowing vesting upon final site plan approval for one year and expanding the data used for local government opt-out decisions; it also passed favorably with support from Landlord Housing Partners. The committee also approved CS/SB 678, by Senator Mayfield, which reestablishes the framework allowing distributors to deduct unsellable alcohol from monthly excise tax calculations and applies retroactively to January 1, 2025. Support came from the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association, Wine and Spirits Distributors of Florida, and Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits. CS/SB 680, also by Senator Mayfield, addressed double taxation of electricity used at EV charging stations by creating a sales tax exemption for separately metered electricity sold to station operators and transferred to consumers; Tesla and the Florida Retail Federation supported it, and Senator Gates spoke in favor, describing the bill as a fair solution to a prior tax administration problem. CS/SB 450, by Senator Polsky, updated property tax exemption rules for permanently and totally disabled veterans’ surviving spouses, including allowing transfer of up to 120% of the prior homestead exemption amount to a new residence. The amendment and bill were supported by the Property Appraisers Association of Florida and passed favorably. Finally, CS/SB 1074, by Senator Gates, was amended to establish uniform rules for rounding cash transactions to the nearest nickel in light of penny distribution issues, while protecting sales tax calculations and providing liability protections; it also included safeguards for pawn and recycling transactions. The Florida Retail Federation, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, and Associated Industries of Florida supported the measure, which was reported favorably. Senator Gates requested to be recorded as voting yes on all bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• Finally, Section 537, the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, standardizes Missouri's anti-SLAPP
• But the biggest one we list as a tax credit is not even a tax credit; it's really a tax deduction.
• things like accelerated depreciation that says a development term that we use that allows them to deduct
• There's no extra higher standard for one.
• There's no extra higher standard for one. Don't disagree.

Keywords: 959, house, all