Author: Elizabeth Casolo

This month, Alabama enacted HB300, a law that requires health plans to cover breast exams without a deductible, copay or coinsurance. Diagnostic breast exams include mammography, MRIs, ultrasounds and molecular imaging used for detecting and understanding abnormalities. Health plans must…

West Virginia lawmakers proposed a bill in January that would require payers covering cancer chemotherapy to also cover scalp cooling. Scalp cooling can help prevent or limit hair loss during chemotherapy. Under HB 4089, along with the mandate, insurers would…

The House passed a bipartisan healthcare funding package Jan. 22. The most recent edition includes a provision addressing Medicare coverage for multi-cancer early detection screenings. The bill is now in the Senate’s hands. If it passes, Medicare beneficiaries would also…

By collaborating with Evolent — a health technology company focused on managing complex care — Florida Blue achieved a 40% drop in hospital and emergency room visits for Medicare Advantage members with cancer, according to a Jan. 14 news release.…

Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based Premera Blue Cross is expanding its case management resources for cancer care, according to a Jan. 6 news release. The patient navigation program, called Premera Cancer Support, relies on a partnership with Thyme Care, an oncology startup…

Public safety retirees in Arizona now have access to broader cancer insurance benefits through a state law clarifying eligibility. Eligible retirees include former firefighters, law enforcement officers and corrections officers. The legislation passed in the spring, but the changes were…

UnitedHealthcare reached a settlement of no more than $6.75 million in a class-action lawsuit over coverage of proton beam therapy for cancer patients, according to a Dec. 12 court filing in the Massachusetts U.S. District Court. Proton beam therapy is…