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Subject Today's Headlines: State legislators are again debating whether insurers should fully cover childbirth. Here’s why it’s different this time.
Date February 7, 2024 10:19 AM
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State legislators are again debating whether insurers should fully cover childbirth. Here’s why it’s different this time.

As deductibles and calls for health equity mount, politicians are reconsidering a bill that would require insurers to cover the full spectrum of pregnancy care.
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