Idaho bill to require coverage of supplemental breast cancer screening to at-risk patients advances
BOISE — A bill that would require private Idaho health insurers to cover supplemental breast cancer screenings for high-risk patients has advanced to the House floor.
On Monday, House Health and Welfare Committee members voted 13-2 to pass House Bill 134. Co-presented by Reps. Brooke Green, D-Boise, and Dori Healey, R-Boise, the legislation would require private Idaho health insurers to provide coverage for supplemental breast cancer screenings for patients who do not benefit from standard mammograms. Examples include patients who are genetically predisposed to cancer, patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations or those with dense breast tissue. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are "genes that produce proteins that help repair damaged DNA," according to the National Cancer Institute.
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