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KS HB2296
Bill
Status
2/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Linda Featherston
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AI Summary
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Health insurance plans in Kansas must eliminate all cost-sharing (deductibles, copays, coinsurance) for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations for breast cancer, effective January 1, 2026
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Covered examinations include contrast-enhanced mammography, diagnostic mammography, breast MRI, and breast ultrasound used to evaluate abnormalities from screenings or screen high-risk individuals
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For health savings account-qualified high deductible plans, the no cost-sharing requirement applies only after the minimum deductible is satisfied, unless the service qualifies as preventive care under federal tax code
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Applies to individual and group health insurance policies, medical service plans, hospital service corporation contracts, fraternal benefit societies, and health maintenance organizations
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Amends K.S.A. 40-2,103 and 40-19c09 to incorporate the new breast examination coverage requirements into existing insurance law
Legislative Description
Requiring that certain health insurance plans impose a no-cost sharing requirement for a diagnostic or supplemental breast cancer examination for breast cancer imposed on an insured.
Last Action
House Withdrawn from Committee on Insurance; Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
3/16/2026