KAISER MUST PROVIDE SILDENAFIL COVERAGE IN CALIFORNIA
Title: KAISER MUST PROVIDE SILDENAFIL COVERAGE IN CALIFORNIA , Urology Times, 00939722, Mar99, Vol. 27, Issue 3
Section: In Brief
The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan cannot exclude sildenafil citrate (Viagra) and other drugs treating sexual dysfunction from coverage in California, according to a ruling by the state’s Department of Corporations. However, the ruling does allow the plan to charge enrollees half the cost of such drugs.
Kaiser, the largest non-profit HMO in the U.S. with 8.3 million members, has received permission to exclude coverage of the drugs from the District of Columbia and 12 other states. Two-thirds of the plan’s members reside in California.
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Source: Urology Times, Mar99, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p3, 1p
