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Committee advances bill to cover diagnostic breast exams like screenings to reduce patient cost barriers

Insurance & Commerce - Senate · February 25, 2021
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Summary

Senate Bill 290 would require insurers to treat diagnostic breast exams—the follow‑up to a screening—like free ACA screenings, reducing out‑of‑pocket costs that can prevent women from obtaining recommended diagnostic care. The committee passed the bill with the sponsor's technical edits.

Senate Bill 290, presented to the Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee by Senator Lading, would require insurers to cover diagnostic breast exams that follow a screening in the same manner as the initial screening covered under the Affordable Care Act. The sponsor said diagnostic…

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