[Comments on this legislation] [Post new comment] [Text and Analysis] [Add to Watch List]
[Previous] [Next]

• Introduced by Sen. Alan Sanborn (R) on February 27, 2007, to require a Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance policy that covers dependent children to permit continuation of the coverage for the child until he or she reaches age 26, even if he or she is not considered a dependent. Also, to exempt any Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance plan approved for offering though the subsidized “MI HEART insurance exchange" proposed by Senate Bill 278 from the many particular coverage mandates that have been imposed on health plans over the years.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on February 27, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 8, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on October 3, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details and also imposes a price cap on the cost of the continuation coverage. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on October 3, 2007.
• Passed in the Senate (33 to 0) on October 4, 2007, to require a Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance policy that covers dependent children to permit continuation of the coverage for the child until he or she reaches age 26, even if he or she is not considered a dependent. The bill imposes a price cap on the cost of the continuation coverage. Also, to exempt any Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance plan approved for offering though the subsidized “MI HEART insurance exchange" proposed by Senate Bill 278 from the many particular coverage mandates that have been imposed on health plans over the years. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on October 9, 2007.
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on October 9, 2007.