ST. PAUL, Minn. – One of the new state laws in Minnesota requires health insurance companies to cover the cost of wigs for cancer patients.
The late Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic of Minneapolis sponsored the bill while battling ovarian cancer.
“When my hair fell out, it was like a cold slap in the face,” Dziedzic said. “It was, okay, now you look like a cancer patient. I really didn’t want to show up on the Senate floor bald, so I just went to buy a wig. I had the resources to buy the wig, but not everybody does.”
Dziedzic said she knew insurance companies don’t like mandates, but this law puts patients first. Coverage for wigs is limited to $1000 annually.
Sen. Dziedzic died last week.
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