Committee accepts amendment to HB 271 capping screening cost sharing, requiring waivers if cancer detected

At a scheduled fifth hearing on House Bill 271, Vice Chair Craig moved an amendment to the substitute bill that, according to sponsors, does two things: authorizes health insurers to impose a maximum $50 cost‑sharing requirement for supplemental breast cancer screenings and diagnostic breast examinations, and requires insurers to waive any cost sharing or refund amounts paid if breast cancer is detected as a result of that screening or examination.

The committee received the amendment and, after Vice Chair Craig explained its provisions, the amendment was accepted and incorporated into the substitute bill without objection. The chair then closed the fifth hearing for HB 271.

No roll‑call vote or additional debate was recorded at the meeting; the action appears to have been taken by unanimous consent.