Rhode Island H8246 mandates health insurance coverage for lung cancer screenings without out-of-pocket costs.

Rhode Island H8246 aims to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for lung cancer screenings to ensure early detection and timely critical care. The bill mandates that health insurance policies cover all follow-up screening and diagnostic services for lung cancer, including chest x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, PET scans, and biopsies, without requiring copayments, coinsurance, or meeting deductibles. This mandate applies to individual and group health insurance contracts, plans, or policies delivered, issued for delivery, prescribed, or renewed in the state on or after January 1, 2027.

Rhode Island H8246 mandates health insurance coverage for lung cancer screenings without out-of-pocket costs.

Rhode Island H8246 aims to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for lung cancer screenings to ensure early detection and timely critical care. The bill mandates that health insurance policies cover all follow-up screening and diagnostic services for lung cancer, including chest x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, PET scans, and biopsies, without requiring copayments, coinsurance, or meeting deductibles. This mandate applies to individual and group health insurance contracts, plans, or policies delivered, issued for delivery, prescribed, or renewed in the state on or after January 1, 2027.