S 2000 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to mandatory health insurance coverage for follow-up screening or diagnostic services for lung cancer

Summary

Requires that health insurance policies shall provide coverage for follow-up screening or diagnostic services for lung cancer; provides that no patient cost sharing shall be imposed for follow-up screening or diagnostic services for lung cancer.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action May 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

S2000 → S2000A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to add more sponsors and update its legislative history. The substantive policy changes add new requirements for lung cancer screening coverage in health insurance policies, including new definitions for clinical practice guidelines and provisions for high-deductible health plans.

Scope change

The bill now applies to policies issued, renewed, or modified on or after January 1, 2027, and includes additional provisions for high-deductible health plans.

ELIGIBILITY

Added requirement that lung cancer screening coverage must follow nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines for detection.

DEFINITION

Defined 'nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines' as evidence-based, peer-reviewed guidelines developed by independent organizations with transparent methodologies.

REQUIREMENT

Added provision allowing high-deductible health plans to require annual deductible payment for lung cancer screening if it would affect health savings account eligibility.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill number from S 2000 to S 2000-A and added additional sponsors to the introduction list.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2025

How they voted

61–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 63

Mar 18, 2025

D Democratic41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican22

22 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 2000A

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INSURANCE

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INSURANCE

upper

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors