House Bill 4085
Colonoscopy Bill Prohibits Extra Charges for Removing Polyps
Christen McCurdy
Fri, 02/21/2014 - 09:23
Kaiser Permanente, Health Net, Cigna and Regence BlueCross BlueShield had been among the insurers to charge fees, though Regence said the charges had been a mistake and now supports the bill.
A divided Senate Thursday found an election-year issue it can get behind -- free colonoscopies, even if a physician has to remove polyps during the screening.
