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For more information about insurance coverage of clinical trial costs, see this
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States That Require Health Plans to Pay for Clinical Trial Costs.
Legislation: Assembly Bill 617
Effective: Nov. 1, 2006
What clinical trials are covered?
All phases of cancer clinical trials, as approved by one of the following:
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- NIH Cooperative Group or Center
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Who is required to pay?
All health benefit plans operating in the state, including self-insured plans.
Other key provisions:
- The cancer trial must have therapeutic intent, not exclusively testing toxicity or disease pathophysiology.
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