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A Michigan bill would make it clear that a new generation of cancer drugs must be covered by state health plans.

A Michigan man was diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma, but his insurance company denied coverage for a clinically proven treatment.

A Michigan man was diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma, but his insurance company denied coverage for a clinically proven treatment.

After ProPublica reported on a health insurer that refused to cover the only medicine that could save a cancer patient’s life, Michigan insurance regulators clarified that, by law, many plans must pay for any clinically proven treatments.

After ProPublica reported on a health insurer that refused to cover the only medicine that could save a cancer patient’s life, Michigan insurance regulators clarified that, by law, many plans must pay for any clinically proven treatments.

States have passed hundreds of laws to protect people from wrongful insurance denials. Yet from emergency services to fertility preservation, insurers still say no.

States have passed hundreds of laws to protect people from wrongful insurance denials. Yet from emergency services to fertility preservation, insurers still say no.

Insurers are using workarounds to avoid paying for treatments that could give patients their last chance at survival.

We received several calls to the Scripps News Viewer Hotline this week asking about our documentaries and investigative pieces.

An investigative report from ProPublica is bringing new light to a story FOX 17 first covered in 2020.