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SB 25-118

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Health Insurance Prenatal Care No Cost Sharing

Plain-English Summary

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Senate Bill 25-118, which has been signed into law, mandates that health insurance policies offering maternity coverage must cover up to three prenatal care visits without any out-of-pocket costs for the policyholders starting January 1, 2027. This means that pregnant individuals will not have to pay deductibles or copayments for these specific visits. The bill affects anyone with a health insurance plan that includes maternity benefits and ensures they receive free prenatal care up to three times before their due date.

Official Summary

The act requires that, for health insurance policies providing maternity coverage, policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, must include prenatal care coverage without cost sharing for up to 3 office visits. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Details

Chamber
Senate
First action
2025-05-29
Latest action
2025-02-04
Last action desc.
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
OpenStates
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Votes

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2025-05-02 · House · passYes: 48 · No: 16 · Other:
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2025-04-28 · Senate · passYes: 22 · No: 12 · Other: