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Substitute to HB 420 would require insurers to cover cancer‑related genetic testing when family history is present, sponsor says
Summary
A sponsor presented a substitute to House Bill 420 that would require carriers to pay for genetic testing related to cancer when a patient has family history; the bill would treat testing like other covered services with coinsurance, and committee members had brief questions but no vote was taken.
A substitute to House Bill 420 was presented to the Insurance Subcommittee on Life and Health proposing coverage of genetic testing for cancer when family history indicates inherited risk. The sponsor said the substitute would require carriers to pay for genetic testing for inherited mutations or…
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