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Senate committee backs substitute to expand calcium scans, allow pharmacists to manage coronary risk
Summary
The Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee gave a due-pass recommendation to a substitute for Senate Bill 130 that would expand calcium CT screening for people over 50, remove patient cost-sharing for certain tests/drugs, and allow trained pharmacists to order scans, manage lipid testing and prescribe drugs to lower LDL.
Senate Health and Public Affairs advanced a committee substitute for Senate Bill 130 after sponsor Senator Hickey argued the measure would increase calcium CT screening and let trained pharmacists manage cholesterol care to reduce coronary artery disease deaths.
Senator Hickey told the committee that coronary artery disease accounts for roughly 20% of U.S. deaths and that about 3,500 New Mexicans die each year from the condition. He described the bill as a package to expand quick calcium CT screening for people over 50, remove financial barriers and…
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