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As Congress idles, states enact health care laws, mandates.(Brief Article)

By Elswick, Jill
Publication: Employee Benefit News
Date: Friday, September 1 2000

While Congress fiddled, states torched the health care landscape with more laws and mandates this year.

More than 10,000 health-related bills and amendments were introduced in 44 state legislatures and the District of Columbia, reports the Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA). Top issues affecting health plans included managed care reform, benefit mandates, and physician antitrust waivers.

In all, 24 states enacted statutes mandating 46 different medical benefits, from mainstays such as mental health parity to unusual requirements such as covering

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