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since 2007.
SB991: Health insurance; coverage for bone marrow transplants.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Harry Blevins (R-14)
Harry Blevins
(R-14)
Served: 2001–
Progress
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Health insurance; coverage for bone marrow transplants. Repeals the provision that requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to offer and make available coverage for the treatment of breast cancer by dose-intensive chemotherapy/autologous bone marrow transplants. The existing requirement that health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations offer and make available coverage for the treatment of breast cancer by stem cell transplants is unchanged.
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Poll Results
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