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House committee advances bill to require insurer contracting with mobile mammography in rural Utah
Summary
The House Health and Human Services Committee unanimously adopted and recommended HB 468, which directs insurers to contract with mobile mammography providers in Utah’s 3rd–6th class (rural) counties so insured women can use covered screening services without traveling to urban centers. Supporters said the change removes a contracting barrier, not a benefit expansion.
The House Health and Human Services Committee voted unanimously to adopt a second substitute and recommend House Bill 468, which would require insurers to contract with the state’s mobile mammography providers in designated rural counties so insured women can use covered screening services locally.
Sponsor testimony described the problem as one of contracting, not benefits: some insurers already cover screening mammograms under federal guidance but do not accept the state’s mobile units because the units…
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