Bill > H4933

This bill mandates that various insurance plans and government programs in Massachusetts, including those for state employees, retirees, and Medicaid recipients, must cover a range of colorectal cancer screening methods starting at age 30, as deemed medically necessary by a primary care physician. These covered screenings include procedures like flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy (defined as a visual examination of the entire colon that can include polyp removal or biopsy), and various stool-based tests such as FIT (Fecal Immunochemical Test) and FIT-DNA, as well as genetic testing arrays and CT colonography. Crucially, these colorectal cancer screening services and any associated procedures, such as tissue removal, laboratory services, physician fees, facility use, and anesthesia, will be provided without any co-payment, deductible, coinsurance, or other out-of-pocket costs for the insured, unless a specific plan is governed by federal tax law in a way that would jeopardize its tax-exempt status by prohibiting such cost-sharing.

Health and Social Services

Joint Committee on Financial Services (Joint)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4933