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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama HB 40 eliminates out-of-pocket screening costs for older and high-risk men for prostate cancer
Last action · January 29, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSponsor: Jeremy Gray
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What This Bill Would Do
Health insurance plans in Alabama are prohibited from applying deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance to prostate cancer screenings for men over 50 and high-risk men over 40, starting January 1, 2027.
- Prostate cancer screening typically involves blood tests and physical examinations to detect abnormalities early. context
- Health insurance mandates in Alabama regulate what specific preventative services must be covered without patient cost-sharing. 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.
men over 50 years of age
Insured men over 50 will receive prostate cancer screenings free of annual deductibles, coinsurance, or copayments.
men at high risk for prostate cancer who are over 40 years of age
Insured high-risk men over 40 will receive prostate cancer screenings free of out-of-pocket costs.
health benefit plan insurers
Insurers must cover prostate cancer screenings for qualifying groups without applying cost-sharing requirements and cannot reduce coverage.
attending physicians and health care providers
Providers are protected from having their services terminated, capitation payments reduced, or penalties imposed for ordering care consistent with the act.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 29, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 28, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Insurance
Version history
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