HD68 - Mandated Coverage for Ovarian Cancer Testing

  • Published: 2000
  • Author: Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits
  • Enabling Authority: Code of Virginia - § 9-298

Executive Summary:
During the 1999 Session of the General Assembly, the House Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking referred House Bill 2653 to the Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits (Advisory Commission). House Bill 2653 was patroned by Delegate Jay Katzen.

The Advisory Commission held a public hearing on July 28, 1999, in Richmond to receive comments on House Bill 2653. In addition to the patron, three speakers addressed the proposal. Representatives of the American Cancer Society and the Medical Society of Virginia philosophically supported the bill, but requested further dialogue regarding the bill’s language. A concerned citizen spoke in favor of the bill. A representative of the Virginia Association of Health Plans (VAHP) spoke in opposition to the bill. Written comments in opposition to the bill were submitted on behalf of the VAHP, Virginia Manufacturers Association (VMA), the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, and Trigon.

The Advisory Commission concluded its review of House Bill 2653 on August 24, 1999.