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Health insurers just say no to marijuana coverage

By Tom Murphy
Published May 8, 2014 3:12pm ET
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Health insurers just say no to marijuana coverage
In this April 30, 2014 photo, Bill Britt, 54, who suffers from epileptic seizures and leg pain from a childhood case of polio, vaporizes medical marijuana at his home in Long Beach, Calif. Britt lives mostly on Social Security income and gets his supply for free from a friend whom he helps water and grow the plants. Insurers are reluctant to cover medical marijuana because of conflicting laws and lack of approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) | Damian Dovarganes

Patients who use medical marijuana for pain and other chronic symptoms can take an unwanted hit: Insurers don’t cover the treatment, which costs as much as $1,000 a month.

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