Fertility care would be covered for seriously ill

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Insurance companies would be required to pay for fertility treatments for patients battling cancer and other serious diseases under a bill that has passed the state Assembly.

Cancer patients can require treatments that jeopardize their ability to have children. Expensive steps to preserve fertility may not be covered by insurance when the condition results from treating other diseases.

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