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Committee unanimously advances bill lowering routine colorectal screening age from 50 to 45
Summary
House Bill 1123 was reported unanimously after an amendment requiring coverage for specific screening modalities and exempting hospital indemnity plans; committee testimony emphasized racial and geographic disparities and a sponsor's personal loss.
The Pennsylvania House Insurance Committee unanimously reported House Bill 1123 as amended, requiring insurers to cover routine colorectal cancer screening beginning at age 45 rather than 50 and updating statutory references to the latest American Cancer Society guidance.
Amendment A01790, adopted unanimously, requires coverage of CT colonography, multi-target stool DNA tests, and follow-up colonoscopies after positive stool- or visual-based tests. The amendment also updated references for high-risk guidance, addressed cost sharing, added standard insurance boilerplate language, and exempted hospital indemnity plans.
Chairman Harris, the…
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