PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island house has approved legislation that ensures insurance covers all costs for a mastectomy.
WPRI-TV reports the House voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the bill.
Democratic House Majority Leader Joseph Shekarchi says state law mandated insurance coverage for mastectomies in 2005, but insurers have since instituted high co-pays and deductibles. Shekarchi says breast cancer survivors have had to pay for necessary medical supplies after the surgery.
He wants insurers to cover all costs, without co-pays and deductibles.
Shekarchi says any loss from breast cancer shouldn’t be “compounded” by trouble paying for treatment.
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Information from: WPRI-TV, http://www.wpri.com
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