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AIDS Healthcare Foundation and CA Assembly Member Paul Krekorian's office
California Law to Compel Insurers to Cover Routine HIV Tests Is First in Nation
September 20th, 2008
In an essential next step in the fight against HIV and AIDS, the California Legislature passed legislation by Assembly Member Paul Krekorian (D-Burbank) that will require health insurers operating in California to cover routine HIV screening. Assembly Bill 1894--the first bill of its kind in the nation--passed out of the Assembly after concurrence in Senate amendments (on a bipartisan vote of 47-29) last week, and awaits the Governor's signature to become law. Assembly Member Krekorian and AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the bill's sponsor, will join others in a press teleconference on Tuesday September 2nd at 1:00pm (Pacific) to discuss this groundbreaking bill and...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-09-20)
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