Minnesota House Bill HF2193

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 3/12/25
• Refer: 3/12/25

Caption

Brain aneurysm imaging service health plan coverage required.

Summary

HF2193 requires health plan companies in Minnesota to cover imaging services used to identify and monitor unruptured brain aneurysms, including MRI, CT, and angiograms. The bill specifies that these services must be covered as a preventive service with no cost-sharing at least annually for women age 40 and older, and it sets an effective date of January 1, 2026, for health plans offered, issued, or renewed on or after that date. The bill also amends Minnesota’s Medical Assistance statute to ensure Medicaid coverage for brain aneurysm imaging aligns with the new private-market coverage standard. In addition, it directs the commissioner of health to run a statewide public awareness campaign beginning in 2026 and continuing for two years to educate women 40 and older about aneurysm risks and available coverage.

Impact

HF2193 would add a new coverage mandate in Minnesota Statutes chapter 62Q for private health plans and would conform Medical Assistance coverage to that mandate under section 256B.0625. It would require insurers and Medicaid to cover brain aneurysm imaging services, likely increasing access to screening and follow-up monitoring for the targeted population, while also potentially increasing costs for health plans and the state program. The bill further creates a public health outreach obligation for the Department of Health.

Sentiment

The available record shows no committee transcript or vote history, so there is no documented debate or recorded opposition in the materials provided. Based on the bill text and caption, the measure appears to be framed as a preventive health access bill focused on early detection for women at higher risk, suggesting a generally supportive policy rationale. However, without hearing testimony or votes, the level of support or concern cannot be determined from the record.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided materials. Potential areas of debate, based on the bill’s structure, could include the cost of mandating preventive imaging coverage, whether the annual no-cost-sharing requirement should apply only to women 40 and older, and whether the state should require a public awareness campaign in addition to coverage mandates. The record does not identify any legislators, insurers, providers, or advocacy groups taking a formal position.