The bill aims to enhance women's preventative health by mandating insurance coverage for cytological and HPV screenings without any cost sharing for members. It introduces new provisions across several chapters of the General Laws, specifically Chapter 175, Chapter 176A, Chapter 176B, and Chapter 176G. Each chapter is amended to require that various types of insurance policies, including blanket policies, hospital service plans, and health maintenance contracts, provide this essential coverage during the effective period of the policies.

In detail, the bill inserts specific sections that ensure all relevant insurance contracts issued or renewed within the Commonwealth must include coverage for these screenings at no cost to the insured. This legislative change is designed to improve access to critical health screenings for women, thereby promoting early detection and prevention of cervical cancer.