Akilah Weber Pierson, MD
@aweberpierson
Healthcare shouldn’t drain your budget. SB 1037 puts affordability at the center of insurance rate reviews—requiring transparency, real cost analysis, and accountability so families can actually afford coverage, not just be told increases are justified.
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