SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 4 -- The California State Assembly Democratic Caucus issued the following news release:
(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) announced today that the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1906 (AB 1906), legislation to expand cervical cancer screening access by requiring private and state-funded health plans to cover FDA-authorized at-home cervical cancer screening kits without cost-sharing. AB 1906 heads to Governor Newsom's desk.
"Early detection saves lives, and access to screening should not depend on whether you can take time off work or drive miles to a clinic," said Assembly Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry. "AB 1906 brings this critical preventive care direc...