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

Latest action Dec 4, 2025

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.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A1195, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A1195, the matching Assembly bill.

Amends the Insurance Law.

Committee

Insurance · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Insurance · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers among New Yorkers. In New York it is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Each year over 6,700 men and over 7,200 women are diagnosed with lung cancer and about 3,800 men and over 3,600 women die from this disease. In New York State, lung cancer death rates among men and women have been declining since 1995, but the decline among women has been slower. It is hard to detect lung cancer early without a screening test. This is because symptoms usually do not show until the cancer has reached later stages, when it is more difficult to treat. This bill will provide comprehensive-type coverage for lung cancer screenings and increase access to these life savings screenings. Access to cancer screening, follow-up testing, and treatment should not depend on a patient's ability to pay.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 29, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A1195, the matching Assembly bill.
(56) (0) (0) (7)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 18, 2025Result: passed
(61) (0) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Insurance
Senate InsuranceFeb 3, 2025Result: passed
(11) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

The sponsor's argument

Why Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. says this is needed

In 2024, an estimated 14,200 New Yorkers were diagnosed with lung cancer including 6,600 men and over 7,600 women and about 6,100 died from the disease including about 3,100 men and over 3,000 women. Screening for lung cancer with annual low-dose CT scans among those at high risk can reduce the lung cancer death rate by up to 20% by detecting the disease at early stages when it is more likely to be curable. For screening to be most effective in reducing the overall lung cancer mortality rate, more of the high-risk population should be screened - currently screen- ing rates are very low among those at high risk. This may be because of a lack of access or low awareness and knowledge among patients and providers. Rates vary tremendously between states and more can be done to increase screening rates. In New York, 19.3% of those at high risk for lung cancer were screened, which was not significantly different than the national rate of 16.0%.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Dec 4, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.576
NY Assembly
Dec 1, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
May 29, 2025
3RD Reading CAL.235
3RD READING CAL.235
NY Senate
May 29, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 29, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR S2000A
NY Senate

Show full history (18 earlier events)

May 21, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
May 21, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
May 21, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
NY Senate
May 21, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
May 21, 2025
Rules Report CAL.201
RULES REPORT CAL.201
NY Assembly
May 20, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
May 19, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 2000A
NY Senate
May 19, 2025
Recalled From Assembly
RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 19, 2025
Returned to Senate
RETURNED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
May 16, 2025
Amend (t) and Recommit to Insurance
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE
NY Assembly
Mar 18, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 18, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 18, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
NY Assembly
Feb 5, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 4, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 3, 2025
1ST Report CAL.235
1ST REPORT CAL.235
NY Senate
Jan 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
NY Senate
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
NY Assembly

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