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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont Requires Health Insurance Plans to Cover Scalp Cooling Systems for Chemotherapy
Last action · January 14, 2026: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Health CareSponsor: Emilie Krasnow
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What This Bill Would Do
Health insurance plans in Vermont must provide coverage for s used during cancer chemotherapy treatment, starting January 1, 2027. The requirement applies to devices designed to cool the scalp to prevent or reduce hair loss that are intended for repeated use and serve a medical purpose. Insurers must implement these coverage rules upon issuing or renewing plans, no later than January 1, 2028.
Residents undergoing chemotherapy under Vermont health insurance plans gain guaranteed insurance coverage for hair-loss prevention devices previously not mandated under state law.
- State legislatures frequently introduce health insurance mandate bills to require coverage for specific medical equipment, procedures, or medications not otherwise specified in standard plan policies. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
health insurance plan enrollees
Enrollees undergoing cancer chemotherapy gain mandatory insurance coverage for scalp cooling systems.
health insurers
Insurers must update their health plans to include coverage for scalp cooling systems upon issuance, offer, or renewal between January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2028.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care
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