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Senate committee forwards bill to require insurers to cover supplemental breast screening for high-risk Idahoans
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 134 to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation after testimony that private insurers should cover supplemental breast imaging (MRI, contrast mammography or ultrasound) for people clinically identified as high risk.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 134 to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation after hearing testimony that private insurers should cover supplemental breast imaging — including MRI, contrast-enhanced mammography or whole-breast ultrasound — for people clinically identified as high risk for breast cancer.
The bill would require health insurance plans regulated by the state, excluding Medicaid and self-insured plans outside state regulation, to cover supplemental screening for patients who meet specified clinical criteria, such as carrying a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, prior chest radiation, or extremely dense breast tissue.
Proponents framed the measure as targeted and fiscally prudent. "This bill is about aligning existing benefits," Representative Brooke Green (D-18) told the…
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