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AL HB334
Bill
Status
2/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jeremy Gray
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AI Summary
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Amends Alabama Code Sections 27-58-1, 27-58-2, and 27-58-4 to expand prostate cancer screening coverage requirements for health insurance plans.
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Requires health benefit plans to cover annual prostate cancer screening for all men at high risk, regardless of age, defined as African American men and men with a father, brother, or son who had prostate cancer or a related genetic marker.
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Mandates that prostate cancer screening coverage for high-risk men age 40 or younger be provided without any deductibles, copayments, or other cost-sharing requirements.
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Prohibits private third-party payors from reducing or eliminating coverage due to these requirements and prevents health plans from penalizing physicians who order screening consistent with the law.
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Becomes effective October 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Health care policies; eliminate cost-sharing for prostate screening coverage of high risk men
Insurance
Last Action
Currently Indefinitely Postponed
5/6/2025