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State Sen. Steve Livingston Pre-Files SB19 to Expand Coverage for Cancer Screenings
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Patient advocacy groups including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and ZERO Prostate Cancer applaud Alabama State Sen. Steve Livingston for pre-filing Senate Bill 19 , which eliminates cost sharing for lifesaving prostate cancer screenings for those covered by state-regulated insurance. The bill, which was pre-filed this month in honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, would reduce barriers for men over 40 at high risk of developing prostate cancer. If passed, Alabama would ...
Committee Votes to Expand Coverage for Prostate Cancer Screenings
... more accessible and affordable for patients at high-risk for the disease. In response, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Alabama Government Relations Director Jane Adams released the following statement: “As we kick off the 2026 legislative session, we are excited to see lawmakers prioritize SB19, which will eliminate cost-sharing for lifesaving prostate cancer screenings for high-risk patients covered by state-regulated health insurance plans. If passed, this law would have a huge impact on prostate cancer early detection in Alabama. “We know lawmakers have a lot of competing priorities in the legislative session, and we are grateful to them for seeing the benefit of increasing access to prostate cancer ...