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Lawmakers hear calls to require insurer coverage for firefighter cancer screenings, extend protections to Commonwealth fire departments
Summary
Representatives of fire unions and lawmakers urged the Joint Committee to advance bills requiring insurers to cover cancer screenings for firefighters, to extend disability presumptions and medical coverage to Commonwealth-based firefighters, and to fund gear replacement tied to PFAS restrictions.
Representative Rita Mendez and Paul Jakes, legislative agent for the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts, told the Joint Committee on Public Service that cancer screening and parity for firefighters remain urgent priorities.
“ This is urgent. This needs to happen right away,” Representative Mendez said, asking the committee to report favorably on legislation to mandate health‑screening coverage for…
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