H8246

Mandates health insurance coverage by eliminating out-of-pocket costs for lung cancer screenings in order to enable patients to get the critical care they need without delay.

Introduced·3/6/26
Introduced Text

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.

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Where it stands

Current
Health & Human Services Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Mar 24

12:00 AM

House Health & Human Services Hearing

History

Mar 24

House

Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Mar 20

House

Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2026)

Mar 6

House

Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services