Committee advances bill requiring full health-care premium be included in time-loss benefits The committee reported HB 23 72 out with a due-pass recommendation (6–3). Debate centered on whether attorney fees may be taken from the health-care portion and whether injured workers would receive enough to cover premiums; an amendment banning attorney fees on the health-care portion failed.

A new bill could change the game for injured workers by ensuring they receive full health-care benefits while on time loss, but fierce debates over attorney fees could impact their access to justice.

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