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Bill would require private insurers to offer prostate screening for high‑risk men; committee hears testimony on coverage and prior notification law
Summary
House Bill 373 would require major medical insurers to offer annual prostate screening for men identified at high risk, including earlier screening for men with a family history; witnesses noted an existing notification law passed last year but said that did not mandate coverage
Representative Glaze presented House Bill 373 (LC461095) in the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee, asking insurers to offer annual prostate cancer screening for men judged to be high risk by clinicians. The sponsor said more than 11,000 Georgia men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year and argued that early detection improves survival.
The bill would require major medical insurers to provide an annual prostate screening—commonly a PSA blood test, which witnesses said averages about $33—to certain men younger than typical screening ages if a…
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