Notes: Number of states (including the District of Columbia) with cancer screening by type of cancer: breast (50), cervical (27), prostate (26), colorectal (19), ovarian (3). Mental health parity requires insurers to provide benefits for mental illnesses that are equal to the benefits provided for physical illnesses, including copayments, deductibles, inpatient days, outpatient visits, and annual and lifetime benefits.
*Includes the District of Columbia.
‡These requirements apply to managed care organizations only.

Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts, at www.statehealthfacts.kff.org, using data as of December 31, 2004 from the Health Policy Tracking Service, a service of Thomson West.