This bill requires Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance plans to cover annual screening mammograms at no cost to women starting at age 30, effective January 1, 2025. Currently, federal guidelines recommend routine mammograms beginning at age 40 or 50 depending on individual risk factors, but this legislation would lower the starting age to 30 and ensure there are no patient costs like copayments or deductibles. The changes apply to all major insurance programs, affecting millions of women and their healthcare providers across the country. The bill does not specify additional funding amounts, as the costs would be absorbed within existing Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance budgets through modified coverage policies.
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