2013 State Bills Massachusetts 2013 H.974

NHGRI summary

Individual or group policies of accident and sickness insurance, except policies providing supplemental coverage to Medicare or to other government programs, delivered, issued or renewed by agreement within or without the commonwealth must provide coverage for breast cancer screening technology, including, but not limited to, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for high risk women. Coverage must be provided not less than once annually to women 25 years and older. High risk women, include, but are not limited to women who test positive for BRCA 1 or 2 or who have one or more first degree relatives that have tested positive for BRCA 1 or 2. Reporting date extended to Thursday July 31, 2014, pending concurrence. Died.