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Committee considers bill to require private insurers cover prostate screening for certain high‑risk men
Summary
The Senate Insurance and Labor Committee heard House Bill 373, introduced by Representative Glaze, which would require private major medical insurers to offer annual prostate screening for certain high‑risk men, including some men under age 50 with a family history.
The Senate Insurance and Labor Committee heard House Bill 373, introduced by Representative Glaze, which would require major medical insurers to offer an annual prostate cancer screening for men judged to be at higher risk, including men younger than 50 who have a family history of prostate cancer.
Representative Glaze said the bill focuses on early detection for high‑risk men and noted that, by the American Cancer Society figures cited in committee, “11,000 plus men in Georgia will actually get prostate cancer this year,” with a portion of those cases proving lethal if not…
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