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Read. Follow. Verify.Rhode Island bill mandates health insurance coverage for menopause and peri-menopause treatments
Last action · June 2, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsors: Karen Alzate and 3 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Health insurance policies in Rhode Island would be required to cover medically necessary hormonal and non-hormonal therapies for and symptoms, under a new measure introduced in the House. The requirement applies when a licensed healthcare provider recommends the treatment and it has proven safe and effective.
Patients seeking treatment for and symptoms would gain guaranteed insurance coverage for prescribed therapies, shifting out-of-pocket costs to insurers.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Health insurance policyholders
Policyholders gain guaranteed insurance coverage for medically necessary hormonal and non-hormonal therapies for peri-menopause and menopause symptoms.
Health insurance providers
Insurers are required to provide coverage for recommended hormonal and non-hormonal therapies for peri-menopause and menopause.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Jun 2, 2026Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- May 29, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/02/2026)
- May 27, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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