As newborn insurance measure dies, lawmaker charges retribution
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State Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, said his bill protecting the families of newborns waskilled at the last minute because he had criticized a different insurance bill.Cassandra Day / Middletown Press /
Connecticut newborns will not be automatically enrolled in health insurance coverage, a policy that was seen as a way to protect parents of premature babies from surprise hospital bills.
The proposal had been contained in the 837-page document that finalizes the state budget, which the state Senate adopted Thursday, one day after the House of Representatives adopted it. It was removed right before th House vote in an act of political retribution by one or more members of the House, the bill’s main advocate, state Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, charged Thursday.
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