Ohio bill would require insurers to cover biomarker testing

Ohio bill would require insurers to cover biomarker testing

COLUMBUS — Health benefit plans and the Medicaid program would be required to cover medically-necessary biomarker testing under legislation being considered in the Ohio General Assembly.

Mississippi House passes bill to require insurers to cover biomarker testing

The Mississippi House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation Wednesday that would require state-regulated health insurance plans to cover biomarker testing, a technology that helps ensure cancer patients get the correct treatment for the type of cancer they are faced with. House Bill 565, which was passed by a 117-0 vote, mandates that insurers regulated by the Mississippi Insurance Department, including Medicaid and the State and Sch…