QUICK TAKES: Health Insurance Mandate Expected to Clear Senate; Senate Occupational Licensing Bill Tamed; Film and Media Incentive Moves On

Senate Bill 311 (Coverage for PANDAS and PANS), authored by Sen. David Niezgodski (D-South Bend), cleared the Senate Insurance Committee by a vote of 7-2. This health insurance mandate requires coverage for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS), including treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. While sympathetic to the impact these [...]