Screening Mammography Act of 2005

The Screening Mammography Act of 2005 (H.R. 2761) was designed to ensure that health insurance plans providing coverage for diagnostic mammograms also provide coverage for annual screening mammograms. Under this bill, private group health plans, individual insurance policies, and Medicaid would be required to cover these yearly screenings without requiring a doctor's referral or a specific medical necessity justification.

The bill also included protections for patients and healthcare providers by prohibiting insurance companies from offering financial incentives to skip screenings or penalizing doctors for recommending them. While the bill was introduced in the 109th Congress, it did not advance past the committee stage and did not become law.