New law ensures patient coverage for clinical trials

The Washington Post sheds light on the new federal law taking effect in 2014 which will mandate that insurance companies cover clinical trials in their insurance plans. Currently, many insurance companies will not cover a patient once they enter the clinical trial, which leaves the patient to pay for medical side effects that may arise during the clinical trial treatment. The law will cover all four phases of clinical trials.

Michelle Andrews, author of the article, believes that this will lead to increased participation in clinical trials. Do you believe that a law like this will increase patient participation and knowledge of the clinical trials that are taking place?