Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations.
Summary
Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations. Prohibits health insurance carriers from imposing cost sharing for diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations, as those terms are defined in the bill, under certain insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2026. The bill provides that such examinations include examinations using diagnostic mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging, or breast ultrasound. This bill is a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission. This bill was incorporated into SB 1436.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Jan 27, 2025
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Total actions
3
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Committee
1
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tara Durant
RRepublican
Co
Angelia Graves
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Favola
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Head
RRepublican
Co
Christie Craig
RRepublican
Co
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer Carroll Foy
DDemocratic
Co
Kannan Srinivasan
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Peake
RRepublican
Co
Richard Stuart
RRepublican
Co
Shelly Simonds
DDemocratic
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