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Committee advances bill to clarify colorectal screening coverage and require coverage for FDA-approved bowel preps
Summary
House Bill 421 would require health benefit plans to fully cover FDA-approved bowel preparation medications with no out-of-pocket cost and to update guidance for high-risk patients; the committee amended and passed the bill unanimously.
House Bill 421, which would clarify coverage requirements for colorectal cancer screenings and require coverage for all FDA-approved bowel preps without out-of-pocket costs, passed the committee as amended and was reported favorably with an expression that it should pass on the House floor.
Representative Amy Neighbors, sponsor of the bill, said the statute governing colorectal screening coverage has been updated several times since its 2008 enactment and needs to be updated again. Neighbors told the…
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