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The Senate version of the bill that would require
insurance companies and HMO's in Missouri to provide coverage for
hearing aids for dependent children to age 19 seems stalled. That
bill (SB 705) was prefiled by Senator Harold Caskey on 12/1/03, had
its first reading on 1/7/04, and was referred to the Senate Small
Business, Insurance, and Industrial Relations Committee on 1/8/04.
It has been a month now, and there still isn't a public hearing
scheduled for that bill. Those advocates who are interested in
moving this bill should contact Senator John Loudon, who is the
chair of the Senate Small Business, Insurance, and Industrial
Relations Committee, and request that SB 705 be scheduled for a
public hearing. Contact
information for Senator Loudon is as follows:
Senator John Loudon
State Capitol Building, Room 332
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-9763 (Voice)
(573) 522-3379 (Fax)
John_Loudon@senate.state.mo.us (E-Mail)
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