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HB667: Health insurance; coverage for alternatives to surgery.
Chief Patron
Del.
Bob Marshall (R-13)
Bob Marshall
(R-13)
Manassas, VA
Served: 1992–
Progress
| Introduced | |
| Passed Committee | |
| Passed House | |
| Passed Senate | |
| Signed by Governor | |
| Became Law |
Status
01/29/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee
Summary
Health insurance; coverage for alternatives to surgery. Requires health insurers, corporations providing accident and sickness subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizations whose policies, contracts or plans cover surgical treatment of a medical condition or disease to also cover a nonsurgical treatment for the condition or disease if it is (i) less expensive, (ii) less dangerous, (iii) not experimental or investigational, (iv) generally recognized by the regional medical community as an appropriate treatment for the condition or disease, and (v) not less efficacious than the surgical treatment.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/25/2008.
Poll Results
1 vote
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