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Alabama women should not fight for reconstruction after cancer
When a woman hears the words, “You have breast cancer,” her world changes instantly. In that moment, she is not thinking about insurance codes, provider networks, or reimbursement formulas. She is thinking about survival—about her children, about whether she will live to see her next birthday. And yet, for too many women in Alabama, what follows cancer surgery brings a second battle—not against disease, but against their own health insurer. Federal law has long recognized tha
Jennifer Fidler
4 days ago2 min read
Alabama Senate approves bill requiring breast cancer screening coverage for women over 40
The Alabama Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would require all health benefit plans to cover breast cancer screenings for women over 40 years old. SB 177 , sponsored by Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, requires all health benefit plans to align with all other Alabama health insurance plans and the federal Affordable Care Act coverage for mammograms and diagnostic imaging of abnormalities. “Now Alabama can come into compliance with the rest of the states around us s
Brian Lyman
Feb 111 min read
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