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Committee defers SB 189 on expanded breast‑cancer screening amid statutory and demographic questions
Summary
The committee deferred SB 189 after discussion of prior audits, federal defrayal rules and a lack of state demographic studies for Pacific Islander and Asian subgroups; committee asked for additional analysis.
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services deferred SB 189, a bill to expand breast‑cancer screening coverage, after testimony from health systems and insurance regulators raised potential statutory and cost implications and lawmakers sought demographic data.
JC Mikulinek of Queen’s Health Systems said his organization supports the bill, noting that Queen’s provides approximately 34,000 screenings annually across its…
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