Video & Transcript Research : 'shade coverage'

Page 5 of 244
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) May 7th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Coordinating benefits is necessary for dual plans that provide health care coverage for patients and
  • offer a straightforward solution to what has unfortunately proven to be a barrier to health care coverage
  • is that the patient receives a surprise bill, or in the worst-case scenario, they get a denial of coverage
Bills: HB18, HB37, HB116, HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744
Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part I) May 7th, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • 2744 brings the 2009 Texas Heart Attack Prevention Act into 2025 by updating insurance screening coverage
  • So, I only bring that up to say, you know, we do have insurance coverage for screening for heart disease
  • The other piece of this bill that we are concerned about is that it mandates coverage at $2,000 for a
  • enough for it to be a mandated benefit and not just something an employer chooses to add to that coverage
  • There is drug coverage, mental health coverage, and substance abuse coverage.
Bills: HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744, HB18, HB37, HB116
Keywords: rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, perinatal bereavement, healthcare, hospital training, bereavement support, maternal care, fetal demise, stillbirth, neonatal death, parent-child relationship, involuntary termination, family law, child welfare, child protection, HB 388, HB388
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services (Part I) Apr 23rd, 2025

Health & Human Services

TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services (Part II) Apr 23rd, 2025

Health & Human Services

LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Insurance May 6th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we really don't have a problem with generic coverage or biosimilar coverage. 85 to 90% of every prescription
  • As more and more come out, the price drops, and then we immediately start expanding coverage to those
  • So if you require coverage on the formulary to be based purely on WAC, that's just the list price.
  • If you're a small employer and you self-fund without stop-loss coverage and you have a bad claim year
  • So you have to have that second layer of insurance, stop-loss coverage, to get over there.
Bills: HB591, HB765, HB826, HB870, HB938, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1236, HB1241
Keywords: family leave, insurance, paid leave, employment benefits, caregiver support, liability insurance, coverage defenses, direct action, judgment enforcement, legal procedures, insurance referrals, compensation, non-licensed agents, consumer protection, insurance products, HB 870, Act 907, Louisiana insurance, health insurance, prescription drugs
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 17th, 2025

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's not a gap in coverage; that's a cliff.
  • Not having Medigap coverage made my journey much harder.
  • What happens if I can't afford the coverage that I need?
  • The reason for that is there's two types of Medigap coverage.
  • Overly broad, it applies to all types of insurance: commercial property, contents coverage, auto coverage
Bills: HB1464, HB1635, HB2516, HB3317, HB3502, HB4012, HB4268, HB4386, HB4877, SB916
Keywords: prescription drugs, drug pricing, pharmacy benefits, health insurance, health benefit plan, insurer, HMO, self-insured employer, public employer, school district, county, municipality, university system, higher education, retirees, dependent coverage, stop-loss coverage, bulk purchasing, group purchasing, purchasing pool
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules May 4th, 2026

Administrative Rules

Bills: HJR1096, HJR1097, HJR1098, HJR1099, HJR1100
Keywords: Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana regulation, administrative rules, major rule changes, joint resolution, legislative rule approval, Title 75, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC, licensing, compliance, enforcement, dispensary, grower, processor, patient access, health care authority
Summary: The committee considered three resolutions, all presented by Chairman Kendrick with full PCS substitutes. H.J.R. 1096 approved a medical marijuana rule that had originally been treated as a major rule but was later determined not to be one; members asked no questions and the resolution was adopted unanimously. H.J.R. 1099 was described as a direct result of H.B. 1576 from the prior session concerning Oklahoma Health Care Authority rules; it also drew no questions and passed unanimously. H.J.R. 1100 addressed a rule from the Oklahoma Management and Enterprise Services that was discovered late to be a major rule; after brief discussion and no substantive questions, it too passed unanimously. During the meeting, members voted on each resolution after motions for adoption and do pass. The recorded votes were unanimous in favor on all three measures, with no nay votes. After H.J.R. 1100 passed, Chairman Kendrick noted there would be one more committee meeting the next morning at 9 a.m. to address a late-arriving resolution, and he offered to discuss the late major-rule issue with Representative Chapman after adjournment.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 25th, 2025 at 02:30 pm

Criminal Jurisprudence

TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 25th, 2025 at 02:30 pm

Criminal Jurisprudence

AL
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Mar 6th, 2025

Ways and Means Education

KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (6-21-23)

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Feb 6th, 2026 at 08:33 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're clarifying the coverage for prosthetics and orthotics.
  • The bill is for shade structures in rural parks and outdoor recreation.
  • The bill is to build shade structures in rural parks and outdoor recreation.
  • These shade structures are pretty much proven to protect us.
  • Being from Southern New Mexico, Las Cruces, we need shade everywhere.
Keywords: 996, all
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EIG-AEN, WLA-AEN, AEN-HHS, AEN, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 04-17-2026

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:27:09.240> and<00:27:09.400> install<00:27:09.880> shade<00:27:10.160>
  • > trees canopy coverage and install shade trees canopy coverage and install shade trees in<00:27:
  • So, yeah, we have the need for true shade trees, but over at Kahalu'u, I will say that our food trees
  • trees on the was a lot of these shade trees on the side<00:27:32.880> of<00:27:32.920> the
  • <00:27:39.640> trees,<00:27:40.240> but shade trees, but shade trees, but over<00:27:41.480
Bills: HCR206
Keywords: data centers, electric utilities, Hawaii State Energy Office, renewable energy, environmental impact, regulatory safeguards, ratepayers, grid reliability, 912, senate, all
Summary: The committees met on several concurrent resolutions focused on energy, agriculture, water, and food security. Testimony on HCR 206 HD1 concerned the Hawaii State Energy Office and data centers, with comments submitted by the PUC, the Energy Office, and others; the measure was recommended for passage without amendment, though one committee deferred formal action until a later meeting because of quorum issues. HCR 31, recognizing 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists in Hawaii, received strong support from the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, which emphasized managed grazing, groundwater infiltration, and food production; it was recommended and adopted as passed unamended. HCR 33, on the Pua Kōloa sewage project, was amended to add UH Hilo as a stakeholder and resource for research, monitoring, and technical assistance, then recommended for passage with amendments. The committees also heard and advanced a series of resolutions on environmental and land-use issues. HCR 36 establishing a sister-state relationship with Okayama, HCR 19 designating March as March for Water Month, HCR 162 creating an arts and data mapping task force, HCR 61 on reforestation investment, HCR 106 endorsing Waikiki as a world surfing reserve, and HCR 178 urging a Maui water set-aside were all recommended for passage as is and adopted. HCR 14, authorizing a perpetual non-exclusive easement for drainage purposes, was recommended for passage with technical, non-substantive amendments. HCR 179, addressing the Aha Moku Advisory Committee, was amended to create a working group with legislative, Aha Moku, DLNR, and OHA representation to report back for the 2027 session, and was recommended for passage with amendments. In the agriculture and environment hearing, HCR 117 on statewide food security drew testimony from a high school student and others stressing Hawaii’s vulnerability to supply disruptions and the need for local food resilience; it was passed as is. HCR 103, supporting expanded tree canopy and shade trees to reduce urban heat islands, also passed as is after a member noted storm damage concerns and suggested careful plant selection. HCR 180, urging the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to explore co-locating renewable energy projects with agricultural reservoirs and irrigation infrastructure, received strong support from Molokai Clean Energy Hui and others describing the Kalaupapa Reservoir floating solar project and its community planning process; it was passed as is. HCR 144 HD2, calling for a comprehensive statewide food security strategy, was also recommended and adopted without amendment.
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules May 4th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Administrative Rules

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PBS Info Briefing - Mon Apr 20, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's the best coverage<01:51:36.920> over<01:51:37.120> Oahu. Yes, we rely on that.
  • It’s the best coverage over Oahu. We do have four other radars across the islands.
  • So during the event, we still had coverage here on Oahu.
  • Maui Island has some coverage, just not where it was blocked by Haleakala.
  • > just<01:51:56.880> not Maui Island some coverage, just not Maui Island some coverage,
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
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Apr 20, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 47

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

AZ
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • plan, including the hospital call coverage if it's applicable.
  • plan, including the hospital call coverage, if applicable, as changes are made.
  • plan, including the hospital call coverage, if applicable, as changes are made.
  • This bill would enable the access population to have the same lactation support coverage.
  • Without that coverage, we would not have been able to afford those visits.
Bills: HB2051, HB2324, HB2439, HB2457, HB2686, HB2837, HB2875, HB2953
Keywords: AHCCCS, lactation care, breastfeeding, health services, healthcare access, HB2324, fire code, fire marshal, state fire marshal, municipalities, cities and towns, county-owned buildings, county buildings, intergovernmental agreement, IGA, fire inspection, occupancy certificate, building inventory, local government, county government
Summary: The Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency approved the March 11, 2026 minutes and then heard several bills. HB 2686, a patient-protection measure for outpatient surgical facilities, would require surgeons to file and update a call-coverage plan for hospital complications; the sponsor said it would improve continuity of care and reduce emergency room confusion, and the committee recommended it do pass. HB 2051 would require AHCCCS contractors, subject to CMS approval, to cover breastfeeding and lactation services in multiple settings; supporters described it as a maternal and infant health measure, AHCCCS was neutral and noted a projected state cost of about $1.8 million, and the bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 6-0 vote with one member not voting. The committee also approved HB 2837, which requires compensation disclosure for testimony or written comments in municipal zoning matters and requires certain municipal board members or hearing officers to disclose and recuse for recent conflicts involving entities they served; the sponsor framed it as a transparency and conflict-of-interest bill, and it passed 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2875, concerning commercial drone delivery systems, was amended to allow local regulation of drone facilities near medium and large hub airports within a 2.5-mile buffer and to require consultation with airports; Zipline and industry groups supported the measure as providing regulatory clarity, and the committee adopted the amendment and recommended the bill do pass. HB 2324 would let cities with their own fire codes, through an intergovernmental agreement, have city fire inspectors enforce those codes on county-owned buildings in city limits when state enforcement is burdensome; county and fire officials said it would resolve jurisdictional confusion, and the bill passed 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2439 would exempt single-user public or semi-public cold plunges from ADEQ spa rules, and an amendment removed ADEQ rulemaking authority; county health representatives said the change would reduce confusion, but one member raised public-health concerns, and the amended bill passed 4-2 with one not voting. HB 2457 would allow utilities to bypass the certificate of environmental compatibility process for new plants co-located with large electricity users after notice and a public comment session; the Sierra Club opposed it as reducing public review, while supporters said it preserved some local input and improved efficiency, and it passed 4-2 with one not voting. Finally, HB 2953 would cap certain nondisciplinary and civil penalties imposed by the Board of Pharmacy at $25,000 and allow lower penalties based on prior activity; a supporter said it matched limits used in other regulatory contexts, and the committee recommended it do pass unanimously.
FL
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Feb 4th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 1494 modifies required coverage for mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screenings in Florida
  • for the following types of insurance coverage: individual... so they can accurately explain policies
  • SB 1494 modifies required coverage for mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screenings in Florida
  • Members, smaller high-risk employers are struggling to find affordable voluntary coverage.
  • This essentially gives the policyholder the option to accept a higher rate for coverage in situations
Bills: S0158, S0314, S0618, S0684, S0838, S0990, S1000, S1082, S1452, S1494, S1500, S1568, S1706
Keywords: pet insurance, consumer protection, insurance regulation, policy disclosure, agent training, payment stablecoin, financial regulation, anti-money laundering, state oversight, digital currency, financial services, workers compensation, Florida statute, commercial insurance, insurance board, electronic signatures, vehicle titles, insurance regulations, auditing, total loss vehicles
Summary: The Banking and Insurance Committee heard and advanced a wide range of insurance, financial services, and probate bills. Early in the meeting, SB 1000 on trust fund interest for attorney trust accounts was explained as setting a floor and ceiling tied to the Wall Street Journal prime rate and was reported favorably. The committee then took up CS/SB 1082 on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program for emergency out-of-network claims. After extensive discussion about the relationship between the state and federal No Surprises Act processes, an amendment was withdrawn due to concerns about clarity and scope, but the bill itself was supported by providers and insurers and was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 684 on electronic signatures for total loss vehicles and vessels, CS/SB 158 on pet insurance consumer disclosures and agent education, SB 1494 expanding breast cancer screening coverage, CS/SB 314 on digital assets and stablecoin issuers, and CS/SB 1500 on uncontested probate procedures and small-estate administration. SB 618 on workers’ compensation insurance was amended to raise the consent-to-rate cap for workers’ compensation policies from 10% to 20% and then reported favorably, with supporters saying it would help keep higher-risk employers in the voluntary market. CS/SB 1568 creating a Florida Stablecoin Pilot Program was amended to remove authority for a Florida coin and limit the program to existing stablecoins, then passed. Later, the committee approved CS/SB 838 on electronic payment convenience fees for retail installment contracts, with the sponsor emphasizing that a fee-free payment option must still be offered. SB 1452, the Department of Financial Services agency bill, was amended and reported favorably; it covered My Safe Florida Home administration, insurance and licensing changes, unclaimed property updates, and other DFS-related provisions. The committee also passed SB 1706 on the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, targeting owner-occupied condominiums at or below 80% of area median income, and SB 990 on protected cell captive insurance companies, which supporters said would modernize Florida’s captive insurance laws and encourage more competition. The meeting ended with all listed bills reported favorably and the committee adjourned.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Education K-16 (Part I) May 8th, 2025

Education

TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Education K-16 (Part II) May 8th, 2025

Education