Georgia hearing examines bill to cover prostate screening for high‑risk men ages 40–49

Representative Glaze told the Insurance Subcommittee on Life and Health she is sponsoring House Bill 373 to require private insurers to cover prostate cancer screening during annual exams for men ages 40–49 who are at elevated risk because of family history or military or firefighting service.

Glaze said the American Cancer Society estimates about 10,000 new cases of prostate cancer in Georgia in 2025 and more than 1,100 deaths, and that "Georgia has the fifth highest prostate incident cancer in The United States. It has the eighth mortality rate of prostate cancer." She said the bill would specifically target men 40 to 49 with a family history — defined in her presentation to include first‑degree relatives as well as uncles and fathers — and veterans and firefighters, who she said face elevated risk.

"We're asking in this bill that private insurance would pay for this during the annual…