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5/4/2026
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Media Advisory: Senate Health, Human Services Committee to hear insurance bills
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STATE HOUSE – The Senate Health and Human Services Committee will meet tomorrow for hearings on numerous bills concerning health insurance.
The committee is scheduled to meet tomorrow, Tuesday, May 5, at the rise of the Senate session (sometime after 4:30 p.m.) in the Senate Lounge on the second floor of the State House for hearings on bills including:
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2026-S 2255 — The Rhode Island Individual Market Affordability Act of 2026, sponsored by Sen. Pamela J. Lauria (D-Dist. 32, Barrington, Bristol, East Providence), would establish a program to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and moderate-income consumers enrolled in individual health insurance coverage through the Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange.
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2026-S 2381 and 2026-S 2383 — Both sponsored by Sen. Tiara T. Mack (D-Dist. 6, Providence), these bills would require insurers to cover the services of licensed certified professional midwives and licensed certified lactation counselors, respectively.
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2026-S 2882 — This bill sponsored by Sen. Brian J. Thompson (D-Dist. 20, Woonsocket, Cumberland) would incorporate collective bargaining rights into the self-directed supports program to ensure that more developmentally disabled adults can self-direct the care they need and want.
The meeting will be televised by Capitol Television on Cox channels 15 and 61 for high definition; i3Broadband (Formerly Full Channel) channel 15; and Verizon channel 34. Senate committee hearings may also air on Channel 75 for Cox Subscribers. Livestreaming is available at https://capitoltvri.cablecast.tv.
Written testimony may be emailed to SLegislation@rilegislature.gov and must be submitted prior to 3 p.m. tomorrow in order for it to be provided to the members of the committee at the hearing and to be included in the meeting records. It will be considered a public record.
For more information, contact:
Greg Pare, Director of Communications for the Senate
State House Room 112
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 276-5558
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