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Senate committee approves bill to limit prior authorization delays for chemotherapy
Summary
The committee recommended Senate File 205 for passage to HHS after testimony describing prior-authorization delays for cancer treatment and the bill’s intent to reduce harmful waits for oncology care.
The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee voted March 6 to recommend Senate File 205, a bill amending prior-authorization rules for chemotherapy medications, to the Health and Human Services Committee.
Senator Mann presented the bill, citing an editorial and constituent case that motivated the legislation: the author of the bill recounted an instance in which a patient was billed $100,000 for chemotherapy that was later approved, and…
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