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    Posted: 12/19/2002    Reviewed: 04/17/2008
Insurance Coverage: New Jersey

For more information about insurance coverage of clinical trial costs, see this feature's main page: States That Require Health Plans to Cover Patient Care Costs in Clinical Trials 1.


Agreement: New Jersey Consensus Agreement 2

Effective: December 1999

What clinical trials are covered?

All phases of cancer clinical trials run by:

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • NIH cooperative group or center
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • U.S. Department of Defense
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Who is required to pay?

All insurers in the state, including those affiliated with the New Jersey Association of Health Plans.



Table of Links

1http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/ctlaws-home
2http://www.njctc.org/default.aspx?section=insure&subpage=main_01_sub_03