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Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment Act of 2018

Coverage of Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment Act of 2018 in the Nexus archive.

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Sickle Cell Disease Protection Acttopic1 Georgia Department of Community Healthorganization1 Brian Kempperson1 Louisianaplace1 Virginiaplace1 Tennesseeplace1 Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlantaorganization1

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HEALTHJun 19 · 10:00 UTCFORTUNE
Aflac general counsel: Georgia lawmakers took a crucial step forward on sickle cell disease – but there’s more work to be done
Georgia lawmakers passed the Sickle Cell Disease Protection Act, requiring annual Medicaid coverage reviews for sickle cell treatments, with bipartisan support and signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp. Similar laws exist in Louisiana, Virginia, and Tennessee, but the author urges more states to follow to improve access to new treatments.