Insurance Approval Rates for Enrollment in Oncology Clinical Trials Increased Under Affordable Care Act

July 21, 2017 – The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 was the first federal law to mandate that group health insurance plans and state-licensed insurance issuers provide coverage of standard-of-care costs for patients enrolled in approved clinical trials, effective on January 1, 2014. Under the law, “approved” trials included approved or funded studies by the National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for … (leggi tutto)