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CA Legislative Bill Would Lower Chemo Costs

CA Legislative Bill Would Lower Chemo Costs

The CA state Assembly passed AB 1000 on a 51-12 vote. The bill prohibits health plans and insurance policies from charging more for covering oral chemotherapy than for the intravenous treatment.  It also has a provision to prevent insurers from hiking the costs of intravenous chemotherapy rather than reducing the cost of the pill alternative as [...]