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Committee approves coverage for annual prostate screenings for men at higher risk
Summary
Committee passed a measure to require health plans to cover annual prostate cancer screening, including digital rectal exam or PSA, for men at higher risk because of family history, age, or physician determination.
The committee voted to pass the committee substitute identified as LC46138S, a measure described in the hearing as implementing coverage for annual prostate cancer screenings for men who meet higher-risk criteria.
"The operational part of this bill is a health care policy shall provide coverage for annual prostate cancer screenings for men with a higher high risk for prostate cancer. Such coverage shall include a digital rectal exam or prostate prostate specific antigen test," the chair explained on behalf of Representative Glaze, who had not yet arrived.
Under the language explained to the committee, the bill identifies two categories of higher risk: men with a family history (a first-degree relative with prostate cancer) and men who are 50 or older; the measure also permits coverage for "other men who may be determined by a physician." The chair asked for questions, heard none, and the committee approved the measure by voice/second and a recorded statement that "LC46138S is passed committee."
No fiscal estimate or detailed actuarial analysis was presented in the excerpted discussion. The transcript records the committee taking the motion, a second, and passing the committee substitute; no roll-call vote or tally by name appears in the provided segment.
