Bill to require annual kidney‑function screening advances after committee hearing
House Bill 10‑19, which would require insurers to cover annual kidney‑function screening as a preventive service, advanced from the Senate Health and Human Services Committee to the Committee of the Whole after proponents cited clinical evidence and an actuarial estimate of a 1¢–4¢ per‑member premium impact.
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Sponsors brought House Bill 10‑19 to the committee as a preventive‑care measure aimed at catching chronic kidney disease earlier, reducing the need for dialysis and saving long‑term costs. Senator Rich said the bill ‘‘is preventative, practical, and ... the kind of policy we should all be able to get behind.’’
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