Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

 

October 25, 2013

Legislative Update
New Clinical Trials Flier Available

The clinical trials provision of the Affordable Care Act goes into effect for non-grandfathered plans for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2014. It requires that if a “qualified individual” is in an approved clinical trial,” then the health insurance plan may not:

  1. Deny the individual participation in the clinical trial.
  2. Deny the coverage of routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with the trial.
  3. Discriminate against the individual on the basis of the individual’s participation in such trial.

In an effort to provide you with more information, we have created this flier, detailing some popular questions and answers regarding clinical trials. You can download, print and share the flier. As always, feel free to contact your account representative with any clinical trials questions you may have.


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