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The Insurance Hurdles Bill
Banning insurance hurdles for menopause care in state health plans
Human services: medical services; coverage for treatment of menopause and perimenopause symptoms and waiver of prior authorization for prescription drugs or treatments for menopause and perimenopause symptoms; require. Amends sec. 109h of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.109h) & adds sec. 109t.
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This bill would force the state health program to cover menopause treatments and stop making patients jump through hoops to get their medicine.
Our take
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Getting older is hard enough without fighting the government for your medicine. Right now, state health programs can make women wait for special approval or try cheaper drugs before they get the menopause relief their doctor actually ordered. This bill would stop those delays. It forces the state to cover these treatments right away. If you think doctors should decide your care instead of insurance rules, this proposed bill is a big step forward.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- Forces the state medical assistance program to pay for necessary menopause and perimenopause care.
- Covers hormone replacement therapy and other approved treatments.
- Bans the state from requiring prior authorization for these medicines.
- Stops the state from forcing patients to try cheaper drugs that might fail before giving them what the doctor ordered.
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