Committee adopts amendment adding 'standard-of-care' language to PANS/PANDAS insurance bill; HB292 cleared from committee The committee adopted amendment 3 to House Bill 292 to require coverage include the "current standard of care" for PANS/PANDAS treatments; the amended bill passed from committee (5–2) with an indeterminate fiscal note and will proceed with individual recommendations.

Alaska lawmakers have taken a significant step forward by amending House Bill 292, ensuring that insurance will cover the latest treatments for PANS/PANDAS as clinical practices evolve.

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Lawmakers hear experts and families as bill would require coverage for PANS/PANDAS treatments House Bill 292 would require private insurers to cover evaluation and specified treatments for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders (PANS/PANDAS), including IVIG in qualifying cases; experts and parents described delayed denials and the clinical rationale, and the committee adopted an amendment adding Medicaid coverage.

A groundbreaking bill could soon require insurers to cover vital treatments for children suffering from PANS and PANDAS, ensuring they get the care they desperately need without delay.

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