Committee rolls genetic-testing coverage bill to finance after department flags fiscal impact
Senate Bill 16-26 (as amended) would provide genetic testing for certain high-risk patients on the state plan and eliminate out-of-pocket costs for covered tests for state employees; the Department of Finance and Administration flagged a roughly $2.9 million fiscal impact and noted the amendment changes cost-sharing from an 80/20 split to full state payment.
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Chairman Briggs explained the bill and its amendments, saying it "provides genetic testing, which is vital information to patients with breast cancer, their family members, and medical providers," and that the amendment would eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for eligible state-plan enrollees. He cited studies saying multigene panels change medical management for a substantial share of eligible patients.
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