Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Include CLINICAL TREATMENT Act in Healthcare Extenders Package
(WorldNews Health)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Today, 106 organizations representing patients, providers, medical researchers, survivors, and families joined together to urge Congress to include the bipartisan CLINICAL TREATMENT Act (H.R. 913) in the upcoming `must pass` healthcare extenders package, which is expected to pass this spring. The CLINICAL TREATMENT Act would guarantee coverage of the routine care costs of clinical trial participation for Medicaid enrollees with a life-threatening condition. Nearly 20 percent of Americans receive their health insurance coverage through Medicaid. However, unlike...