Video & Transcript Research : 'surgery'
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NH
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NH
Transcript Highlights:
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FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Eighty percent, it's estimated, of hip surgeries and knee replacements are going to result in a blood
- Eighty percent, it's estimated, of hip surgeries and knee replacements are going to result in a blood
- My son just recently had surgery. He's predisposed to blood clots because of his sister.
- He's taking Eliquis as he recovers from his surgery. My son is high risk.
- He's taking Eliquis as he recovers from his surgery, but again, we count the days.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Health Policy considered several health-related measures. SB 890 on improving screening and treatment for blood clots was presented as a work-in-progress based on a prior working group. The bill would define certain clot-related conditions as chronic diseases, create a DOH registry, require screening and training in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities, and several senators raised concerns about definitions, training requirements, facility responsibilities, and public records impacts. Survivors and family members testified in strong support, describing blood clots as a preventable public health crisis. The bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote.
SB 668 on storage and disposal of prescription drugs and sharps would direct a study of medical sharps collection and address conflicts between state and federal law on disposal of certain prescription drugs. Senators discussed whether the study should include both individual and commercial disposal and whether newer injectable medications increase sharps waste. The bill received supportive testimony from waste and recycling stakeholders and was reported favorably. SB 762 on preventing the spread of avian influenza would create a DOH task force to develop a statewide response strategy, monitor outbreaks, study wastewater monitoring, and recommend cost-effective testing and prevention measures. An amendment extended the task force deadline, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute.
The committee also approved SB 182, which creates the Home Away From Home tax credit for businesses donating to charities that house families of critically ill children, with supporters saying it would help expand lodging for families in need. SB 942, the chair’s bill on restrictive covenants in health care, would limit non-compete clauses for physicians under a salary threshold, with debate focused on patient access, workforce retention, and concerns about small practices and contract enforcement. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee adopted SPB 7018 to preserve a public records exemption for minors seeking judicial bypass of parental consent requirements for abortion, and then reported it favorably. Several members later recorded votes on earlier bills, and the committee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House/Senate DFL Press Conference 3/3/25
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's say that you go to a hospital for a shoulder surgery, and while you're under anesthesia for that
- Let's say that you go to a hospital for a shoulder surgery, and while you're under anesthesia for that
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Keywords:
informed consent, sensitive examinations, healthcare, patient rights, anesthesia, hot water pools, rental properties, public health, safety regulations, Minnesota Statutes, health care access, hospital surcharge, fund allocation, medical assistance, health funding, health care, education, bonding capacity, financing, Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Insurance Committee Jul 9th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So when he went through gender-affirming surgery in spring of '21, I was unable to take paid family leave
- A few days after surgery, I was at work when I... ...up and getting him to his appointments.
- A few days after surgery, I was at work when I got a text from him telling me that the surgery site felt
- Being sick, recovering from surgery, or any medical condition is scary. Now try doing that alone.
- Being sick, recovering from surgery, or any medical condition is scary. Now try doing that alone.
Summary:
The Assembly Insurance Committee met to hear several bills related to insurance coverage, wildfire risk, workers’ compensation, and paid family leave. SB 8 by Senator Ashby would extend workers’ compensation and disability protections to Sacramento County park rangers, with testimony emphasizing that they perform law-enforcement-like duties and should receive the same protections as comparable officers. SB 429 by Senator Cortese would create a public wildfire catastrophe model and related wildfire safety program, with support from the Department of Insurance and consumer advocates who said public access to modeling data would improve transparency and help evaluate private insurance risk models.
The committee also heard SB 525 by Senator Jones, which would require the FAIR Plan to offer coverage options for manufactured and mobile home owners, including replacement cost coverage. Supporters said the bill would help lower-income residents obtain meaningful insurance protection, while no opposition testified. SB 495 by Senator Allen, as amended, would require insurers to provide a larger contents-coverage advance after a total loss during a declared emergency without requiring an immediate itemized inventory, extend proof-of-loss deadlines, and require insurers to provide catastrophe modeling and reinsurance data to the Department of Insurance. Several insurers withdrew opposition after amendments, and the Department of Insurance and United Policyholders supported the measure.
SB 590 by Senator Durazo would expand paid family leave to cover care for designated persons or chosen family members, with strong support from AARP, labor, civil rights, caregiving, and health organizations, and testimony from a parent describing the need to care for a non-legal family member during surgery recovery. The committee also took up consent items SB 230 and SB 854. After roll calls, SB 8, SB 429, SB 495, SB 525, and SB 590 all received do-pass votes, with SB 429 sent to the Committee on Emergency Management, SB 495 to Judiciary, and SB 525 and SB 590 to Appropriations. The consent calendar bills were also approved, and the committee adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Oct 7th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Surgery is high risk; OBGYN is high risk.
- Part B, which includes physicians, emergency departments, outpatient surgery centers, and everything
- Not for everybody, and not if we focus on eight high-risk specialties: OBGYN, neurosurgery, back surgery
- There is no difference for surgery or for the surgery subspecialties.
- For example: sponge left in the body during surgery, post-surgery infection, and central line bloodstream
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Regulated Industries Mar 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Our VPA graduates will do a clinical internship where they will focus on doing routine surgeries.
- Our VPA graduates will do a clinical internship where they will focus on doing routine surgeries.
- So for the level of surgery that will be requested of them—routines, spays, and neuters, which is critical
- and they don't think that the vet techs would be adequately trained and capable of providing these surgery
- So I understand it's confined to This is. and capable of providing these surgery services.
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and considered several bills, reporting each favorably after hearing sponsor presentations, public testimony, and member questions. SB 578 would allow wine to be sold in recyclable containers, aligning wine with beer container rules; it received support from Americans for Prosperity and passed without debate. SB 606 clarified when guests in public lodging or food service establishments may be removed for nonpayment, updated notice and checkout provisions, and removed a mandatory arrest requirement, with support from hotel and restaurant industry groups; it also passed favorably.
Members then heard SB 202, which addresses a municipal water utility surcharge issue affecting Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach by requiring the utility to charge residents where the plant sits the same rate it charges its own residents. The sponsor and supporters described it as a fairness issue, while North Miami Beach argued it would shift costs and threaten utility finances; the bill was reported favorably. SB 570 modernized and clarified the scope of work for swimming pool and spa contractors, and SB 928, as amended, regulated non-approved disposable nicotine devices by restricting advertising and display, increasing inspections and penalties, and adding a school-buffer provision; both were reported favorably.
The committee also approved SB 346, which repeals state preemption over local regulation of hoisting equipment and cranes, prompted by concerns after Hurricane Milton and a crane collapse in St. Petersburg. Supporters said local governments need authority to address storm-related crane safety, while industry representatives warned against patchwork regulation and said local oversight already exists in some areas. Finally, the committee took up SB 652, creating Veterinary Professional Associates to perform certain tasks, including limited surgeries under veterinarian supervision; animal welfare groups supported it as a way to expand access, while some veterinarians opposed the surgery provisions. The bill was reported favorably after amendment. The committee then began SB 354, a major overhaul of Public Service Commission oversight, including expanding the commission, adding financial expertise, tightening rate-setting and storm-hardening review, and increasing transparency for nonprofit water and wastewater utilities; the substitute amendment was adopted and public testimony was heard from consumer advocates and utility-related groups, but the transcript ends before final action on the bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25 - Part 1
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- My mom was recovering from a hip replacement surgery, and she couldn't manage the day-to-day needs on
- My mom was recovering from a hip replacement surgery, and she couldn't manage the day-to-day needs on
- He underwent surgery within two and a half days of his diagnosis. He was on chemotherapy.
- He underwent surgery within two and a half days of his diagnosis. He was on chemotherapy.
- So two weeks after major surgery, I was back to work as a PCA.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I have a daughter who needs heart surgery.
- But then I tell them, 'Hey, my daughter may be having surgery. I need your blood.'
- You know, grandma's going to have surgery, so all the kids don't donate blood.
- I'm not performing... ...heart surgeries.
- You don't want me doing your heart surgery or your friends'. This is what we do.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- Since then, I have had 20 surgeries.
- Since then, I have had 20 surgeries, yet this committee, after 12 years of trying, still refuses to push
- I also had five shoulder surgeries that ended in my shoulder having to be replaced.
- In addition, I had two back surgeries to insert a pain stimulator wired to my nerves to help with pain
- have provided this committee with over 800 pages of medical evidence, along with pictures of each surgery
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Service held its fifth hearing of the 194th General Court on disability, line-of-duty, and health presumption bills. Committee members noted the hearing was livestreamed and accepted written testimony through June 16, 2025. The first panel, including the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, strongly supported H.2845, which would require restoration of sick, vacation, or personal time used while an injured officer or firefighter awaits a Chapter 41, Section 11F determination if the injury is later found work-related. Testimony said the current process often forces injured personnel to litigate to recover accrued time, and members described the bill as a fairness measure with no fiscal cost. Committee members asked about prior consideration and municipal positions, and one member shared a personal experience with a similar loss of accrued time.
A second major panel from the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts and sponsoring legislators supported several firefighter-related bills: H.2918/S.1792 on mandatory insurance coverage for firefighter cancer screenings; H.2962/S.1818 on Commonwealth fire department parity for military-base and Massport firefighters, including injury coverage and presumptions; and H.2860/S.1851 on maintaining physical examination records. Testimony emphasized the high cancer risk in the fire service, the importance of early detection, and the need to extend municipal-level protections to state and Massport firefighters. Committee members expressed strong support, discussed PFAS-related gear replacement and funding, and noted that similar bills have been before the committee for multiple sessions.
The committee also heard H.4147, a retirement-related bill for a MassDOT employee seeking to transfer approximately five years of MBTA retirement contributions into the state system as a service buyback. The bill was described as having been filed in 2017 and reported favorably last session, but it stalled in Senate Ways and Means. Finally, Howard Levine testified remotely in support of a correctional officer disability pension bill, describing severe injuries from a 1990 inmate assault, multiple surgeries, early retirement, and a request to increase his pension to reflect a current lieutenant’s salary. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the meeting adjourned after testimony concluded.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- providers who believe they are doing the right thing by prescribing testosterone and signing off on top surgery
- What's the hospital association's position on the hospital performing illegal surgeries?
- What does the hospital association do knowing that there's a possibility that there are illegal surgeries
- So if you have it brought to your attention, you find out by golly, they are doing illegal surgeries.
- They're doing abortions, they're doing transgender surgeries on children, and they're billing it as Medicaid
Keywords:
biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Health Policy Feb 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- IT IS ESTIMATED 90% OF ALL SURGERIES GENERATE SURGICAL SMOKE.
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS HAS RECOMMENDED IT NUMBERS THAT EVACUATE SURGICAL SMOKE WHEN PERFORMING SURGERY
- OF THE ENTIRE OPERATING ROOM INCLUDING OUR PATIENTS AND ALL OF THIS SMOKE GENERATES A LOT OF THE SURGERIES
- THE SURGERY MASK THAT WE USE DO NOT SEAL TIGHTLY TO THE FACE WHICH ALLOWS UNFILTERED SMOKE TO GET INTO
- FACILITIES THAT DO EVACUATE SMOKE WE ARE MOST GRATEFUL BUT WE NEED THE CONSISTENCY OF KNOWING ANYWHERE SURGERY
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Passed out during the surgery.
- But you could, like if you do six surgeries in a day, you would have... Potentially.
- Exactly what he explained, if there's five or six surgeries, each surgery there are different surgeons
- They're not all of a sudden going to be able to do heart surgery or anything like that, right?
- And I had surgery in a matter of days and not months.
Bills:
HB35, HB4490, HB4454, HB2188, HB3078, HB4743, HB2556, HB46, HB5342, HB4783, HB3785, HB5278, HB1639, HB2581, HB4224, HB4070, HB4099, HB4882, HB3794, HB46
Keywords:
peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, disclosure, next of kin, public information, deceased persons, privacy rights, patient solicitation, marketing practices, healthcare regulation, task force, deceptive advertising, nurse aide, certification, Texas Board of Nursing, healthcare workforce, nursing standards
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- The other law says Missouri's Medicaid program will not pay for gender transition surgeries, hormones
- We're not talking about surgery. We're not talking about surgeries.
- There's no surgeries happening to minors in this state, nor before the passage of 2023.
- Reconstructive surgery is extremely expensive.
- They cover surgeries and therapy, the whole gamut. The information that I'm presenting...
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- with tests, and to have the standard ablation surgery.
- with tests, and to have the standard ablation surgery.
- This surgery, it grew back with a vengeance.
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for does not perform surgeries for does not perform surgeries for individuals
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 232 from prime sponsor Representative Mark Pearson, who said the bill is intended to protect conscience rights for health care professionals and students, especially in relation to abortion and sterilization-related procedures. He argued that protecting ethical objections would help retain and recruit medical workers in New Hampshire, reduce moral injury, and preserve patient access to care. Pearson said the bill is not meant to allow discrimination based on protected characteristics and emphasized that it is limited to objections to specific procedures, with an amendment added to address concerns raised by Chairman Lynn.
Members questioned Pearson closely about the scope of the bill and amendment, including whether it could apply to non-physician staff such as schedulers or receptionists, whether a provider could refuse emergency care, and who would determine when an emergency exists. Pearson said the bill does not apply to emergency situations or to treatment after an abortion has already occurred, and he stated that emergency triage would control in obvious emergencies. He also said the intent was not to allow a person to take a job and then unexpectedly refuse duties, and he suggested the amendment could be tweaked to clarify its application to facilities and staff.
Additional questions focused on whether the bill should be broader than the procedures listed, how it would interact with federal conscience protections, and whether it could affect contraception-related services, including pharmacies. Pearson responded that the bill addresses the specific issues raised by people he and his wife had spoken with, and he was open to revising the amendment to reduce ambiguity. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Health Care Affordability, Select Apr 30th, 2026
Health Care Affordability, Select
Transcript Highlights:
- ambulatory surgery center in Buffalo.
- At his surgery center, they got it down to four people. So there's these efficiency gains.
- So you're not even allowed to do an aneurysm in an ambulatory surgery center.
- At a physician-owned ambulatory surgery center, the turnover time, so the time between surgeries, is
- That time between surgeries is three to four hours.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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- I have a definition of surgery that I can hand out.
- I have a definition of surgery that I can hand out.
- whether abortion is surgery. whether abortion is surgery.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Postsecondary Education Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Postsecondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative, in the case of a trans man who has had surgery, they're now going to be housed with women
- So, trans men were assigned female at birth, but if they've undergone surgery, they may have what you
- And so, if a trans man has undergone surgery, so they have a penis, and they are now housed with a biological
- Because of Oklahoma's definition, if I were to identify as transgender, I could go have surgery somewhere
- So, if I were to identify as transgender and I'm a man, I could go and have surgery to give myself male
Keywords:
education policy, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, higher education, bachelor's degree, feasibility study, Oklahoma State Regents, accreditation, credit hours, emergency declaration, gender, privacy, public schools, sleeping quarters, restrooms, criminal history, admissions process
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- If I know that HB 712, that was signed by the governor last year, already limits breast surgeries on
- for minors, oral surgery in preparation for orthodontia or plastic surgery that likewise has no medical
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