Bipartisan team in Congress looks to expand insurance coverage for ovarian cancer screening
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by Sens. Elissa Slotkin and Katie Britt, introduced the Ovarian Cancer IMPACT Act to expand insurance coverage for genetic testing and increase gynecologic cancer education.
A group of lawmakers spanning both parties and chambers is introducing legislation that would require insurance plans to cover genetic testing for patients with hereditary risk factors and expand education and outreach about gynecologic cancer risk. Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) are leading the bill, the Ovarian Cancer IMPACT Act, which was...
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