Pennsylvania HB2427 amends the Fair Access to Cancer Treatment Law to allow insurers to cover stage four, advanced metastatic cancer drugs without.
HB2427 amends the Fair Access to Cancer Treatment Law to allow insurers to cover stage four, advanced metastatic cancer drugs without requiring the patient to first fail to respond to a different drug. The bill repeals the Fair Access to Cancer Treatment Law but maintains its provisions through a new section in the Insurance Company Law of 1921. Contracts, obligations, and collective bargaining agreements remain unaffected by the repeal. The changes take effect immediately.
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