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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania requires health insurers to cover FDA-approved treatments and tests for Alzheimer's disease by 2028
Last action · August 18, 2026: Referred to INSURANCE, Aug. 18, 2026Sponsors: Kyle Mullins and 40 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Beginning January 1, 2028, health insurers in Pennsylvania must provide coverage for all medically necessary diagnostic testing, treatments, and FDA-approved medications prescribed to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, without requiring .
Patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias will gain guaranteed insurance coverage for specialized progression-slowdown treatments and tests without needing to try alternative therapies first, impacting how health plans structure their coverage and formularies.
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 policyholders in Pennsylvania
Policyholders diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias gain guaranteed access to insurance coverage for diagnostic testing and FDA-approved progression-slowdown treatments without step therapy.
insurers offering health insurance policies in Pennsylvania
Insurers must update their health insurance policies and coverage terms by January 1, 2028, to include prescribed diagnostic testing and FDA-approved treatments for Alzheimer's without step therapy.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
When does the health insurance coverage requirement for Alzheimer's treatments go into effect?
Does this requirement apply to Medicare supplement or long-term care policies?
Can insurers require patients to try other drugs first before approving coverage for Alzheimer's medications?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Aug 18, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to INSURANCE, Aug. 18, 2026
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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