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Pennsylvania Limits Cost-Sharing for Cancer Screening

State: Pennsylvania
Category: State News Roundup
Topic: Health Care Prices

Pennsylvania requires that health plans fully cover preventive cancer screenings for high-risk individuals, according to GoodRx. Under Senate Bill 8, plans must offer no cost-sharing for genetic testing and counseling for hereditary breast cancer, such as cancer linked to BRCA genes, genetic testing for hereditary ovarian cancer and prostate cancer, and supplemental breast screenings for people with a high lifetime risk of breast cancer.